A framework for understanding mental imagery in design cognition research
MacFie, Rebecca Louise and Hay, Laura Anne and Rodgers, Paul (2023) A framework for understanding mental imagery in design cognition research. Proceedings of the Design Society, 3. pp. 171-180. ISSN 2732-527X (https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2023.18)
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Abstract
Mental imagery is the experience of perceiving an object within one's own mind and is a subjective experience, leading to difficulties in the research and understanding of the phenomenon. This paper documents the development and verification of a framework for researching the elements of mental imagery. The framework was developed following a review of both psychology and design literature which signified three fundamental conceptual viewpoints of mental imagery: imagery modalities, dimensions of imagery ability, and imagery processes. The aim of this framework is to allow for structured research on mental imagery in any given research field. This is verified through discussion for the product design engineering discipline and provides a base for future work on this topic. The conclusions made in this paper reveal that mental imagery, and particularly visual mental imagery, is largely considered to be integral in design overlooking the different realities of designers and confirming a greater need to understand mental imagery experiences in product design engineering.
ORCID iDs
MacFie, Rebecca Louise, Hay, Laura Anne ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3259-9463 and Rodgers, Paul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3149-191X;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 88814 Dates: DateEventJuly 2023Published19 June 2023Published Online1 June 2023AcceptedNotes: Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press. Subjects: Science > Mathematics > Electronic computers. Computer science Department: Faculty of Engineering > Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management
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