Kosslyn asked subjects if frogs have lips and a stubby tail. What did the subjects report?
A) They visualized a frog, starting with the face ("no lips") and mentally rotating the image to look for the stubby tail.
B) They visualized a frog, starting with the face ("no lips"), had it disappear, and then visualized a completely new frog for a second time with its backside to them.
C) They knew the answer but did not have to generate an image.
D) They felt that the task was impossible to accomplish.

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According to the experiment conducted by Kosslyn, the subjects reported that they visualized a frog starting with the face ("no lips") and then mentally rotated the image to look for the stubby tail. This suggests that mental imagery involves spatial representations that can be manipulated in a way that is similar to how we perceive and manipulate physical objects in the real world.

Kosslyn Asked Subjects If Frogs Have Lips and a Stubby