Spatial Imagery: A New Measure of the Visualization Factor

Abstract

This study proposes a new measure of spatial ability based on the measure of the visualization factor. I assessed the reliability and the validity of the Measure of the Ability to Form Spatial Mental Imagery (MASMI). The test was designed consisting of an unfolded cube that the subjects had to mentally reassemble before replying to 23 questions related to the cube. Each question had 4 multiple choices, 2 true and 2 false, the total score being the sum of all the correct answers and then subtracting the wrong responses. The sample consisted of 138 undergraduate psychology students, with a mean age of 20.1 years. I obtained a Cronbach's a of .93. The MASMI was correlated to different imagery measures-i.e., imagery questionnaires and spatial tests. The results reveal that the new test provides a good measure for the assessment of imagery ability. Fresh lines of research are proposed in relation to these tests.

Rotación mental y estilo cognitivo objetual, espacial y verbal || Mental rotation and object-spatial-verbal cognitive stiles

“…High correlations have also been found between spatial imagery and imagery rotation (Blazhenkova & Kozhevnikov, 2009;Burton, & Fogarty, 2003;Campos, 2009). A weak negative correlation was observed for the MARMI with the Object Scale, and the Verbal Scale, a result that corroborated the findings of previous studies that have correlated image rotation tests with image questionnaires, and verbal scales (Blajenkova et al, 2006;Burton & Fogarty, 2003;Campos, 1998Campos, , 2012Campos & Pérez-Fabello, 2011b).…”

“…Se discuten los resultados. Campos, 2009Campos, , 2013) (r = .48), a test designed to measure spatial imagery. However, the test correlated poorly (r = .05), with the Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire-2 (VVIQ-2; Marks, 1995), a questionnaire for measuring image vividness.…”

Líneas actuales de diagnóstico sobre las imágenes mentales (2009-2017)

“…Durante este período que estamos analizando, se han creado dos test, uno de imagen espacial, la Measure of the Ability to Form Spatial Mental Imagery (MASMI; Campos, 2009Campos, , 2013, y otro de rotación de imágenes, the Measure of the Ability to Rotate Mental Images (MARMI; Campos, 2012). El MASMI consiste en un cubo descompuesto que los individuos tienen que componer mentalmente antes de contestar a las 23 preguntas referidas al cubo.…”

“…El tiempo que se le deja a los individuos para responder al test son 10 minutos, si bien, últimamente se está utilizando dejando sólo 5 minutos para resolver las cuestiones. Campos (2009) Últimamente, y con el ánimo de hacer los test lo más específicos posible, se ha confeccionado un test que mide la habilidad para rotar mapas, el Map Rotation Ability Test (MRAT, Campos & Campos-Juanatey, 2017a). El test consta de 30 ítems.…”

El entrenamiento en juicios metamnemónicos y su implicación en el rendimiento académico

“…The Measure of the Ability to Form Spatial Mental Images (MASMI; Campos, 2009). La prueba consiste en un cubo desplegado que los participantes tienen que volver a montar antes de responder a 23 preguntas en un límite de tiempo de 10 minutos.…”