Individual Differences

Abstract

We come now to one of the most complex and least conclusive of the areas of experimental investigation concerning mental imagery: the study of differences between individual subjects in their ability to use mental imagery and in their preference for using mental imagery in various cognitive tasks. Of course, the study of how individuals differ in their cognitive strategies and abilities has always formed a significant part of psychological research. It is therefore not surprising that the investigation of individual differences is one of the oldest approaches to the understanding of mental imagery.