Auditory Imagery

The study of mental imagery has been a central concern of modern psychology, but most of what we know concerns visual imagery. A number of researchers, however, have recently begun to explore auditory imagery; this foundation-level volume presents their work. The topics covered are diverse, a reflection of the fact that auditory imagery seems relevant to numerous research domains -- from the ordinary memory rehearsal of undergraduates to the delusional voices of schizophrenics, from music imagery to imagery for speech. The chapters also address the parallels (and contrasts) between visual and auditory imagery, the relations between "inner speech" and overt speech, and between the "inner ear" and actual hearing. This book provides a valuable resource for students in many areas: imagery, working memory, music, speech, auditory perception, schizophrenia, or deafness.

Contents: Preface. A.R. Halpern, Musical Aspects of Auditory Imagery. R.G. Crowder, M.A. Pitt, Research on Memory/Imagery for Musical Timbre. M.J. Intons-Peterson, Components of Auditory Imagery. R. Campbell, Speech in the Head? Rhyme Skill, Reading, and Immediate Memory in the Deaf. J.D. Smith, D. Reisberg, M. Wilson, Subvocalization and Auditory Imagery: Interactions Between the Inner Ear and Inner Voice. D.G. MacKay, Constraints on Theories of Inner Speech. J.D. Smith, The Auditory Hallucinations of Schizophrenia. A. Baddeley, R. Logie, Auditory Imagery and Working Memory. T.L. Hubbard, K. Stoeckig, The Representation of Pitch in Musical Images. D. Deutsch, J.R. Pierce, The Climate of Auditory Imagery and Music.