In view of this fact it is not surprising that an in-
dividual when interviewed can scarcely state offhand
what is his precise type of imagery. Even when sub-
analyzed the results of Quantz's experiment in this chapter, it is felt
that all of the essential data upon which Dr. Schmidt's conclusion rests
have been considered. Dr. Schmidt also states that the adults whom
he interviewed "were, for the most part, individuals who had studied
psychology rather extensively. In consequence they were, as a rule,
able to attempt (whether they succeeded is quite another question) to
classify themselves as auditory, motor, or visual in tjrpe." In the
writer's judgment, the attempt to classify oneself in regard to imagery
type, without using any psychological test, is rather precarious. Dr.
Schmidt has the gratitude of the writer for his additional information.
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jected to psychological tests in the laboratory, the
dominant type of imagery is not always estabUshed with
certainty. Indeed, there is no single, psychological
test that can be reUed upon to discover with certainty
the dominant mode of imaging in the case of a "mixed"
type. It is in the latter case, moreover, that most
individuals are foimd to belong.
