“Mental Rotation Report Research and Statistics, Mental Rotation Report, Year 1”

Abstract:

Background:

Mental rotation is imagining an object in a different position to how it has been seen in another position.  In this study 3D images were presented on Psycog Software and the task was to note if two images were the same as each other once rotated.  Rotation speed and number of errors were recorded for two age groups (younger and older) and gender (male or female).

Method:

The study was a between design where 96 participants used Psycog software in a lab classroom setting to produce data which would give results to show who was more accurate and took less time to decide whether an image was the same as another when it was rotated.  The task involved completing 14 practice trials and 70 real trials where two images were shown on the computer screen and using the arrow keys on the keyboard, participants could demonstrate whether or not they thought the imag…(short extract)