The economy and training of memory / by Henry J. Watt.

  • Watt, Henry J. (Henry Jackson), 1879-1925.
Date:
1909
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Credit: The economy and training of memory / by Henry J. Watt. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    presentation and learning correspond to the predominant type, there, of course, the con- ditions for recall, according to the type, are the best. Where the learner, on the other hand, is keenly sensitive to impressions other than those of the predominant t3rpe, he may, at the instiga- tion of circumstances, leave the sphere of the typical imagery and follow those suggested. 49. Some External Signs of Type of Imagery. The type of imagery predominant in any person may be inferred from certain external signs. The visual type shuts or shields his eyes during the process of recall, so as not to be dis- tracted by the sight of things around him. He takes longer to recall than the auditive type, and does not begin to recall so soon after the request to do so. He says what he has learned without strict attention to the order it was presented in, while, on the other hand, he can usually locate each element exactly. Above all, the visual type remembers long and accu-