A French Canadian Adaptation and Validation of the Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire and Plymouth Sensory Imagery Questionnaire.
Mental imagery plays a central role in various cognitive processes and is increasingly investigated in cognitive science. Yet standardized tools for its assessment in French-speaking populations remain scarce. This study examined the psychometric properties of two widely used self-report instruments...
| Publicado en: | Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology / Revue Canadienne de Psychologie Expérimentale Vol. 80; no. 3; pp. 208 - 222 |
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Canadian Psychological Association
Sep2026
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