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The format of children's mental images: Evidence from mental scanning. (2016)
Journal Article
Wimmer, M. C., Maras, K. L., Robinson, E. J., & Thomas, C. (2016). The format of children's mental images: Evidence from mental scanning. Cognition, 154, 49-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2016.05.017

This study examined the development and format of children's mental images. Children (4-, 5-, 6-7-, 8-9-, and 11-year-olds) and adults (N=282) viewed a map of a fictitious island containing various landmarks and two misleading signposts, indicating t... Read More about The format of children's mental images: Evidence from mental scanning..

The format of children’s mental images: Penetrability of spatial images (2016)
Journal Article
Wimmer, M. C., Maras, K. L., Robinson, E. J., & Thomas, C. (2016). The format of children’s mental images: Penetrability of spatial images. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 13(5), 582-593. https://doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2015.1132623

To investigate the format of mental images and the penetrability of mental imagery performance to top-down influences in the form of gravity information, children (4-, 6-, 8- and 10-year-olds) and adults (N = 112) performed mental rotation tasks. A l... Read More about The format of children’s mental images: Penetrability of spatial images.