Year: 2010
Type: article
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: The Timing element of the PETTLEP model of imagery (Holmes & Collins, 2001) suggests that real-time imagery should lead to the best performance because it is functionally equivalent.However, empirical findings to date have been mixed.The primary purpose of the present investigation was to explore how different imagery speeds affected the performance of a task at two different difficulty levels along with self-efficacy beliefs.Sixty two university students were randomly assigned to one of three imagery groups (slow-motion, real-time, or fast-motion) or to a control group.Participants completed a series a golf putts at two difficulty levels at two times (pre and post).Results indicated the imagery groups did not perform significantly different from each other or significantly better than the control group, contrasting the PETTLEP model's predictions.However, non-significant trends emerged.Limitations such as low power and large standard deviations may have contributed to a lack of significance.
Author: S. Forlenza
Institution: Miami University
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2412026679