Visual imaging capacity and imagery control in Fine Arts students.

Full Abstract

This study investigated relationships between visual imaging abilities (imaging capacity and imagery control) and academic performance in 146 Fine Arts students (31 men, 115 women). Mean age was 22.3 yr. (SD= 1.9; range 20-26 yr.). All of the participants who volunteered for the experiment regularly attended classes and were first, second, or third year students. For evaluation of imaging abilities, the Spanish versions of the Gordon Test of Visual Imagery Control, the Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire, the Verbalizer-Visualizer Questionnaire, and Betts' Questionnaire Upon Mental Imagery were used. Academic performance was assessed in four areas, Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, and Complementary Subjects, over a three-year period. The results indicate that imagery control was associated with academic performance in Fine Arts. These findings are discussed in the context of previous studies, and new lines of research are proposed.

Author information

Author/s: Pérez-Fabello, Maria José (MJ); Campos, Alfredo (A); Gómez-Juncal, Rocío (R);

Affiliation: University of Vigo, Facultad de Bellas Artes, Pontevedra, Spain. fabello(-atsign-)uvigo.es

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

Journal: Perceptual and motor skills (Percept Mot Skills), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Jun; vol 104 (issue 3 Pt 1) : pp 815-22

Dates: Created 2007/08/10; Completed 2007/08/24;

PMID: 17688138, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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