Talk:Mental rotation

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The figure caption appears to be wrong. The reference for the first figure is given as "Shepard and Meltzar", when it should in fact be "Shepard and Meltzer". 28 March 2007 User:CortexSurfer


 * Shepard and Metzler. Edison 04:10, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

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 * The information seems to be repeating itself a lot. The repetition is also causing circular definitions and confusing explanations of the concepts that you are trying to build off of.  It may help eliminate some of the repetition if you find sources for the general information in the introduction.  Good resources will concretely define key concepts and eliminate the need for circular reasoning. There also appears to be both footnotes and APA style citations on this article; be sure to keep it consistent.Saholmes (talk) 20:52, 1 September 2016 (UTC)


 * The overview at the top of the page is very short and does not give a very good idea of the information on the page. The introduction and the assessment sections are very repetitive and lack good citations. The notable research, Shepard and Metzler in depth, and Vandenburg and Kuse sections all seem like they could be combined under one research heading. This, along with removing some of the circular definitions in the intro and assessment sections, would help create a more concise article. The section titles are also very vague and don't give a sense of how they connect to the topic of the page. Kate Hardin (talk) 23:32, 1 September 2016 (UTC)

In the Effect on athleticism and artistic ability section, the first experiment cited (Pietsch, S., & Jansen, P. (2012)) is described as having three experimental groups, but only one of these groups is described. As a whole, a lot of information is missing about the procedure of the experiment.There is also another experiment by Tsubasa Kawasaki involving posture and mental rotation that is relevant to this section. Alivia McAee (talk) 18:32, 2 September 2016 (UTC)Alivia McAtee


 * The citations that are currently in APA style need to be changed to Wikipedia style citations. Some of the sections could be combined and renamed to eliminate repetition as well as confusion.  This combination would make the article more concise and understandable.  The "Real Life Application" section at the end of the article could be expanded to include relevant research on groups outside of athletes.  These suggested changes would help make the article flow better together and become more connected.Saholmes (talk) 16:31, 6 September 2016 (UTC)


 * I found some resources that could potentially be used to supplement some of the confusing general description sections as well as the "Real Life Applications" section:

Provost, A. & Heathcote, A. Titrating Decision processes in the mental rotation task (2015). http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0039706

Xu, Y. & Franconeri, S. Capacity for visual features in mental rotation (2015). http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956797615585002

Jansen, P. et al. Factors influencing mental-rotation with action-based gender-stereotyped objects--The role of fine motor skills (2015). http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12144-014-9269-7

Meneghetti, C. et al. The Role of Practice and Strategy in mental rotation training: Transfer and Maintenance effects (2016). http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00426-016-0749-2

Gardony, A. et al. What does physical rotation reveal about mental rotation? (2014) http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956797613503174

Provost, A et al. Two Routes to Expertise in mental Rotation (2013).http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cogs.12042Saholmes (talk) 17:17, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

I think everything in this article well correspond to the subject but all issues aren’t explored deep enough. For what I read, the sources are neutral and seem reliable. However this article would need more clarity. First, I think the structure is a little bit confusing and might be reorganized for a better reading. Also, the sources aren’t as well used as they should be. There is a lack of references in the text to refer precisely to the sources. Then, the sections aren’t really equal and aren’t treated with the same diligence. For example, the work of Shepard and Metzler is over represented and the section “real life application” is not enough developed. This article presents an interesting basis but it seems to me that it needs to be reshaped and complemented. Ingrid WAGNON (talk) 02:32, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

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