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Peer reviewedAspinwall, Leslie; Shaw, Kenneth L.; Presmeg, Norma C. – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1997
Examines the possibility that at times imagery might be a disadvantage in certain tasks. For example, the notion of a persistent image may be so vivid as to actually block other creative thought. Describes one calculus student's images supporting high levels of mathematical functioning which occasionally became so powerful as to obscure more than…
Descriptors: Calculus, Cognitive Processes, Higher Education, Imagery
