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Mental Imagery and Creativity

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Concepts, Results, and Applications

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Previous investigations have indicated that mental imagery facilitates learning and memory performance in both children and adults (Bower, 1970, 1972; Bugelski, 1970; Flavell, 1970; Higbee, 1979; Paivio, 1969, 1970, 1971; Pressley, 1977). Moreover, imagery processes have been found to be related to other forms of complex human behavior including creativity, intelligence, and general level of cognitive functioning (Anderson, 1978; Forisha, 1975; McKim, 1972; Piaget & Inhelder, 1971; Paivio, 1971, 1978; Shepard, 1978 a,b).

This paper was made possible, in part, by a William Holmes Mc-Guffey Laboratory School Research Grant. The author would like to express appreciation to the administration and staff of McGuffey School for their support, to Professor Richard J. Hofmann for his expert assistance in data analysis, and to Debbie Bogan and Pat Flannery for their help in data collection.

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Greeson, L.E. (1981). Mental Imagery and Creativity. In: Klinger, E. (eds) Concepts, Results, and Applications. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3974-8_16

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