Virtual reality technology is emerging as a valuable tool for a variety of disciplines, including
psychological research and theory, therapy, training, communication, medicine, education …

It seems intuitively obvious that active exploration of a new environment will lead to better
spatial learning than will passive exposure. However, the literature on this issue is decidedly …

Imagery and Text, Second Edition extends the first edition's unified theory of cognition in
literacy from the perspective of Dual Coding Theory (DCT), one of the most influential and …

Equipping school and child psychologists, and neuropsychologists with critical information
on the role of working memory in learning and achievement, Working Memory and …

Empirical studies that focus on the impact of three‐dimensional (3D) visualizations on
learning are to date rare and inconsistent. According to the ability‐as‐enhancer hypothesis …

This article argues that conducting experiments involving the ability to control and even
manipulate the cognitive load in working memory (WM; storage and or processing load) …

In this review, a new model that is grounded in information-processing theory is proposed to
account for gender differences in spatial ability. The proposed model assumes that the …

In two experiments, eye tracking was used to investigate whether learners construct a
mental representation during learning that integrates information from text and pictures. The …

Four dual-task experiments examined visuospatial, articulatory, and central executive
working memory involvement during the development and application of spatial mental …

Four studies investigated how general mental imagery might be involved in mediating the
phenomenon of 'synaesthetic'spatial forms–ie, the experience that sequences such as …