Introducing TAMI: an objective test of ability in movement imagery
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Introducing TAMI: an objective test of ability in movement imagery. / Madan, Christopher R; Singhal, Anthony.
In: J MOTOR BEHAV, Vol. 45, No. 2, 01.01.2013, p. 153-66.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Introducing TAMI: an objective test of ability in movement imagery
AU - Madan, Christopher R
AU - Singhal, Anthony
PY - 2013/1/1
Y1 - 2013/1/1
N2 - Individual ability in mental imagery varies widely across individuals, leading to the development of questionnaires to evaluate mental imagery. Within the domain of movement imagery, questionnaires have previously relied on subjective ratings of vividness, which may be influenced by additional factors such as motor skill confidence, success of imagined actions, and social desirability. These additional factors are of particular importance when making comparisons between samples from different populations, such as athletes versus nonathletes and patients versus healthy individuals. The authors present a novel test of ability in movement imagery (Test of Ability in Movement Imagery [TAMI]) that relies on objective measures and requires participants to make explicit imagined movements from an external perspective. In Study 1, the authors present evidence that young adults perform at a mid-level on the TAMI. In Study 2, they further compare performance on the TAMI with a battery of other measures to better characterize the TAMI by determining its similarities and differences with existing measures. The findings of both studies indicate the TAMI to be a valid and reliable measure of movement imagery ability. The authors additionally discuss future applications of the TAMI to athletic and clinical research.
AB - Individual ability in mental imagery varies widely across individuals, leading to the development of questionnaires to evaluate mental imagery. Within the domain of movement imagery, questionnaires have previously relied on subjective ratings of vividness, which may be influenced by additional factors such as motor skill confidence, success of imagined actions, and social desirability. These additional factors are of particular importance when making comparisons between samples from different populations, such as athletes versus nonathletes and patients versus healthy individuals. The authors present a novel test of ability in movement imagery (Test of Ability in Movement Imagery [TAMI]) that relies on objective measures and requires participants to make explicit imagined movements from an external perspective. In Study 1, the authors present evidence that young adults perform at a mid-level on the TAMI. In Study 2, they further compare performance on the TAMI with a battery of other measures to better characterize the TAMI by determining its similarities and differences with existing measures. The findings of both studies indicate the TAMI to be a valid and reliable measure of movement imagery ability. The authors additionally discuss future applications of the TAMI to athletic and clinical research.
KW - Biomechanical Phenomena
KW - Data Interpretation, Statistical
KW - Factor Analysis, Statistical
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Imagination
KW - Male
KW - Movement
KW - Posture
KW - Psychomotor Performance
KW - Questionnaires
KW - Reproducibility of Results
KW - Rotation
KW - Sports
KW - Young Adult
U2 - 10.1080/00222895.2013.763764
DO - 10.1080/00222895.2013.763764
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 23557260
VL - 45
SP - 153
EP - 166
JO - J MOTOR BEHAV
JF - J MOTOR BEHAV
SN - 0022-2895
IS - 2
ER -