Analysis of mental imagery of blind and sighted boys with and without experience of sexual puberty of personality traits of teacher's voice

Document Type : Original Article

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1 PhD, Psychology and education of exceptional children, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran

2 Professor, Department of Psychology, psychology and Educational Science Faculty, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

3 Professor, Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Science, Allameh-Tabatabaei University, Tehran, Iran..

4 Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, and Educational Science Faculty, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Aim of present research is considering the visual imagination of personality characters of teacher’s voice in seeing and blind boys with and without experiencing the puberty. Statistical population included all blind and visually impaired 10 to 12 and 16 to 18 years old students with and without the experience of puberty in Tehran who were studying in the academic year 2016-2017. 120 students of primary school (fourth, fifth, sixth grades) and high school (tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades) were chosen by purposive sampling method for the study. For data gathering Catell’s Sixteen Factors Personality Inventory (16PF) and self-made questionnaire were used. Validity and reliability of self-made questionnaire were assessed by experts’ opinion and Cronbach’s alpha. Chi-square test and SPSS software were used for statistical analysis. Findings showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between the personality traits of effort and perseverance, aggression, boldness, attractiveness, between the two groups. Subjects found the voice possessor to have negative characteristics such as being strict, anxious, and talkative, while the female volunteer teacher had these characteristics. Finally, it can be argued that adult blind students have more accurate mental imagery of the voice owner and that the teacher's voice is very important in the education and learning of blind students.    

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Empowering Exceptional Children
Volume 12, Issue 4 - Serial Number 4
February 2022
Pages 77-68

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  • Receive Date: 18 April 2021
  • Revise Date: 30 April 2021
  • Accept Date: 11 June 2021

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