This paper describes an attempt to experimentally combine the theories and
methods behind research into imagery and cognition with those associated with the
Restricted Environmental Stimulation Technique (REST). The review of the
literature focuses upon changes in imaginal activity attributable to (or easily
influenced by) changes in an individual's state of mind (broadly defined) and aspects
of the effects of REST, flotation REST in particular, that may contribute to any such
state. The choice of changes in memory performance as the dependent measure in
the current study is discussed in terms of the broad research base covering the effects
of imaginal activity upon memory, and frequent references in the REST literature to
both imaginal activity and memory. The reconciliation between the hypothesis that
flotation REST would facilitate the beneficial effects of imagery instructions and
stimulus attributes upon memory and the failure to support that hypothesis
proceeds along two courses. First, the logical approach accepts the statistical
evidence as an indication of the limitations to the beneficial effects of flotation
REST. The second approach considers the possible role of the curvilinear nature of
REST effects and other explanatory concepts which may aid future studies that may
yet tap the elusive potential of this environment. / Arts, Faculty of / Psychology, Department of / Graduate
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UBC/oai:circle.library.ubc.ca:2429/6012 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Eichhorn, David |
| Source Sets | University of British Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis/Dissertation |
| Format | 2134231 bytes, application/pdf |
| Rights | For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use. |
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