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| Titre : |
The influence of long-term practice on mental rotation of 3-D objects |
| Type de document : |
Texte imprimé et/ou numérique |
| Auteurs : |
Gilles LEONE, Auteur ; Marie Claire TAINE, Auteur ; Jacques DROULEZ, Auteur |
| Année de publication : |
1993 |
| Article en page(s) : |
p.241-255 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Mots-clés : |
Mental-rotation 3-D-object Practice Imaging-skill Complexity |
| Index. décimale : |
PER Périodiques |
| Résumé : |
We evaluated the influence of long-term practice on the performance of a mental rotation task in which subjects judged whether two 3-D objects presented in different orientations were identical. Stimuli and experimental conditions were analogous to those used by Shepard and Metzler. Sixteen subjects were selected, to test the influence of aptitude for mental imagery on this learning process. Subjects participated in 12 to 15 sessions over 6 weeks. Two catalogues of different stimuli were alternatively used during three (or six) consecutive sessions to determine the influence of complexity and familiarity of figures. For all subjects, the inverse of the velocity of mental rotation along the sessions was adequately fitted by a decreasing exponential curve. However, evidence for mental rotation did not disappear, even after 15 sessions. Asymptotic variations can be attributed to differences in stimuli as well as imaging skills of subjects. Our results lead to a new interpretation of the mental rotation process. |
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in Cognitive Brain Research > 1-4 (December 1993) . - p.241-255
[article] The influence of long-term practice on mental rotation of 3-D objects [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Gilles LEONE, Auteur ; Marie Claire TAINE, Auteur ; Jacques DROULEZ, Auteur . - 1993 . - p.241-255. Langues : Anglais ( eng) in Cognitive Brain Research > 1-4 (December 1993) . - p.241-255
| Mots-clés : |
Mental-rotation 3-D-object Practice Imaging-skill Complexity |
| Index. décimale : |
PER Périodiques |
| Résumé : |
We evaluated the influence of long-term practice on the performance of a mental rotation task in which subjects judged whether two 3-D objects presented in different orientations were identical. Stimuli and experimental conditions were analogous to those used by Shepard and Metzler. Sixteen subjects were selected, to test the influence of aptitude for mental imagery on this learning process. Subjects participated in 12 to 15 sessions over 6 weeks. Two catalogues of different stimuli were alternatively used during three (or six) consecutive sessions to determine the influence of complexity and familiarity of figures. For all subjects, the inverse of the velocity of mental rotation along the sessions was adequately fitted by a decreasing exponential curve. However, evidence for mental rotation did not disappear, even after 15 sessions. Asymptotic variations can be attributed to differences in stimuli as well as imaging skills of subjects. Our results lead to a new interpretation of the mental rotation process. |
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https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=782 |
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The influence of long-term practice on mental rotation of 3-D objects in Cognitive Brain Research, 1-4 (December 1993)