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Speed of image manipulation, imagery ability and motor skill acquisition
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Speed of image manipulation, imagery ability and motor skill acquisition

Geoff Lovell and D Collins
International Journal of Sport Psychology, Vol.32(4), pp.355-368
2001
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Psychology Cognitive Sciences mental imagery image manipulation imagery ability movement motor skill acquisition
Identified the underpinning mechanisms responsible for the relationship between the ability to mentally imagine movements and motor skill acquisition rate. 36 right-handed males (mean age 23.08 yrs) were split into high and low mental imagery (MI) ability groups based on their Movement Imagery Questionnaire scores. Ss then completed a computer based pattern drawing learning paradigm under 1 of 3 mental practice (MP) time duration conditions. It was found that there was significant movement of MI ability by MP condition interaction during early practice, which then faded with further practice. This result demonstrated the lower movement MI ability groups' acquisition performance to be far more detrimentally affected as the time pressure for MP increased, as compared to the higher movement MI ability groups. This finding suggests that the rate of image manipulation appears to be a key factor in the mechanism responsible for the relationship between the ability to mentally image movement and acquisition rate. Accordingly, sport psychology mental imagery intervention design for individuals low in the ability to perform MI of movement should take this into consideration.

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