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depictive theory of mental imagery: a standalone construct

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the view that mental images are quasi-pictorial representations in a spatial medium, in which distance and size are represented analogically.

In cognitive science, depictive theory of mental imagery refers to the view that mental images are quasi-pictorial representations in a spatial medium, in which distance and size are represented analogically. This meaning comes from Kosslyn (1980) in Image and mind.[1]

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Kosslyn, S. M. (1980). Image and mind. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674443655

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