Can mental images be ambiguous?

Chambers, Deborah, Reisberg, Daniel·1985·Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance
DOI 10.1037//0096-1523.11.3.317

Abstract

Fondees sur l'hypothese de l'absence de processus interpretatif dans l'imagerie mentale comparee a la perception, trois experiences testent la capacite des sujets a renverser une image mentale

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