Effects of Imagery Training on MotorLearning Performance:A Meta-analysis

The effects of imagery training on motor skill learning and operation performance were examined with meta-analysis method.Through related literature retrieval,thirty-two results coming from 1 724 samples were collected.The results of meta-analysis showed that 1) The effects of imagery training on sports skill learning and operation performance was larger,the average effect size was 1.00,and the confidence interval was 0.79 to 1.22,which belonged to large effect;2) Publication bias and sensitivity analysis showed that the result of meta-analysis was stable and there was no bias phenomenon;3) The comparative analysis of the research of the effect size of high and low showed that when we used the imagery training,we must have a strict experimental control.Finally,results of this study were discussed,and future research and practice perspectives were suggested.