Gender and age effects on mental imagery among high school students

Abstract

The present study was undertaken in an attempt to measure the level of mental imagery by   considering few domains like visual, olfactory mental imagery, gustatory, auditory tactile mental imagery, and bodily kinesthetic There was 205 students were participated. Out of 205 students, 100 are male and 105 are female. High school students belongs to age of 13-17 years.  Majority of them from rural background. 127 students are from rural and remaining 78 students are from urban background the result of the study demonstrates how individual’s Gender and area of residence, education (at the age 13-17 years) effects on mental imagery changes as well as the increasing level of mental imagery. There is significant difference in mental imagery domains as on area of residence regarding to visual mental imagery and auditory mental imagery. There is significant difference in mental imagery domains as on age to visual mental imagery and auditory mental imagery at 0.05 level. There was a significant difference between rural and urban on Auditory and visual imagery at 0.01 level.