MENTAL IMAGES - SPECIFIC OR GENERAL, PERSONAL OR IMPERSONAL

In three experiments the relation between visual images classified in terms of the four categories of personal, impersonal, specific, and ge neral images was explored. The results showed that subjects were able to generate all types of images, with personal images being the easies t to recall. Personal images, together with general images, were the i mage types being easiest to integrate with one another. Overall, the o bservations suggested the existence of two imagery dimensions: specifi c-general, and personal-impersonal. Memory was found to be best for pe rsonal images. Personal images turned out to be easier to integrate in memory than specific images. The findings were discussed in terms of different image generation models.