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Testing the Motor-Cognitive Model of Motor Imagery with an On-Screen Pointing Task
Karelse, Evelyn (2021) Testing the Motor-Cognitive Model of Motor Imagery with an On-Screen Pointing Task.
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| Abstract: | Motor imagery is an important area in psychology which is still theoretically underdeveloped. In this paper the currently prevalent view, the functional-equivalence model of motor imagery, was presented and contrasted with the motor-cognitive model of motor imagery. In an experiment, the predictions of both models were tested against each other by manipulating the precision of movements and by introducing a memory task with the intent to tax executive resources of the participant. The effects of the precision of the movement and the presence of a memory task were compared with overt actions and mental movements. In the experiment, the participants in the motor imagery group were expected to show a larger delaying effect due to increasing precision in movement and due to the execution of a memory task; this prediction was upheld. None of the results could be explained by a version of the functional-equivalence model of motor imagery. It was concluded that the motor-cognitive model of motor imagery might represent a workable and feasible step forward in understanding motor imagery. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/87493 |
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