Research showing that electrical activity was present in skiers' legs as they imagined skiing down the slope provided support for

Question

Research showing that electrical activity was present in skiers' legs as they imagined skiing down the slope provided support for

Select one:

a. symbolic learning theory

b. psychoneuromuscular theory

c. psychoinnervation theory

d. muscular contraction theory

e. innervation theory

Answer 1

b. Psychoneuromuscular Theory.

The psychoneuromuscular theory states that:

1. When a person mentally imagines performing a movement,
2. The brain sends weak electrical signals to the muscles.
3. These signals are similar to those produced during actual movement, just much smaller.

Research showing electrical activity in skiers' leg muscles while they imagined skiing is classic evidence supporting this theory.