Relationship between Relaxation by Guided Imagery and Performance of Working Memory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13677287 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Judith A Hudetz (Medical College of Wisconsin, corresponding author), Anthony G Hudetz (0000-0003-2241-1751, Medical College of Wisconsin), Jill Klayman (Zablocki VA Medical Center) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 15-20 |
| Publication date | 2000-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.2000.86.1.15 |
| PMID | 10778243 |
| OpenAlex | W2030478664 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 5 |
This study tested the hypothesis that relaxation by guided imagery improves working-memory performance of healthy participants. 30 volunteers (both sexes, ages 17-56 years) were randomly assigned to one of three groups and administered the WAIS-III Letter-Number Sequencing Test before and after 10-min. treatment with guided imagery or popular music. The control group received no treatment. Groups' test scores were not different before treatment. The mean increased after relaxation by guided imagery but not after music or no treatment. This result supports the hypothesis that working-memory scores on the test are enhanced by guided imagery and implies that human information processing may be enhanced by prior relaxation
Audiology · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Guided imagery · Mental image · Psychiatry · Relaxation (psychology · Test (biology · Working memory · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Cognitive Science and Mapping · Medicine · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Neuroscience · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2004 - 2012 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |