Pelaprat Etienne, Cole Michael
Laboratory of Comparative Human Cognition, Department of Communication, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA.
Integr Psychol Behav Sci. 2011 Dec;45(4):397-418. doi: 10.1007/s12124-011-9176-5.
Inquiry into the nature of mental images is a major topic in psychology where research is focused on the psychological faculties of imagination and creativity. In this paper, we draw on the work of L.S. Vygotsky to develop a cultural-historical approach to the study of imagination as central to human cognitive processes. We characterize imagination as a process of image making that resolves "gaps" arising from biological and cultural-historical constraints, and that enables ongoing time-space coordination necessary for thought and action. After presenting some basic theoretical considerations, we offer a series of examples to illustrate for the reader the diversity of processes of imagination as image making. Applying our arguments to contemporary digital media, we argue that a cultural-historical approach to image formation is important for understanding how imagination and creativity are distinct, yet inter-penetrating processes.
对心理意象本质的探究是心理学中的一个重要课题，该领域的研究主要聚焦于想象和创造力的心理机能。在本文中，我们借鉴L.S.维果茨基的研究成果，发展出一种文化历史研究方法，将想象视为人类认知过程的核心来进行研究。我们将想象描述为一个意象构建的过程，它解决了由生物及文化历史限制所产生的“缺口”，并实现了思维和行动所需的持续的时空协调。在阐述了一些基本的理论思考之后，我们给出一系列例子，向读者说明作为意象构建的想象过程的多样性。将我们的观点应用于当代数字媒体，我们认为文化历史视角的图像形成研究对于理解想象和创造力如何既相互区别又相互渗透的过程具有重要意义。
