If you've participated in any of surveys posted here, you've probably taken the VVIQ to gauge your ability to visualize. They give various examples of images and ask you to rate your ability to see them. At the bottom end of the scale, just before no image at all is something like "vague and hazy".

That bugs me because that doesn't describe it right for me. In the imagine-a-sunrise example, I can muster a horizontal line with a semi-circle on top glimpsed in my virtual peripheral vision. Or maybe it's just the concept of a horizontal line and semi-circle? I dunno.

Either way, it isn't vague and hazy; it's schematic, cartoony, and fleeting. Is vague and hazy a better description for your almost-visualizing?

I'm currently conducting my Mathematics AI Internal Assessment, and I need participants! I'm studying how the vividness of one's "inner eye" affects their math performance and doing a statistical analysis based on the results. If you are or have been an IB student, I'd greatly appreciate you taking five minutes to fill out the questionnaire!

Here's the link: https://forms.gle/CBqm61yg6UkQc9uc9

Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks!

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This research project at the University of Exeter is exploring variations in visual imagery to see if there are any differences between the general population and people who have high levels autistic traits. The purpose of this survey is to measure your mental imagery to discover if there is a link between autistic traits and extremes of visual imagery or whether there is no difference when compared to the general population which is why, when answering questions, it is helpful to remember that there is no requirement for an autism diagnosis and there are no desirable answers. The survey explores a range of cognitive conditions so that the complexity of a potential relationship can be investigated in as much depth as is possible within the scope of the research project.

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I've been doing some research into daydreaming and visual imagery and was wondering if anyone has completed the Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire (VVIQ)? I'm assuming that most excessive and maladaptive daydreamers would score highly but I'm curious to know if any are at the opposite end of the scale as well. This might sound unlikely, but I know some people do daydream without imagery - they use internal dialogue rather than seeing the scene in their mind's eye. If any of you are interested, there's a copy of the VVIQ here: https://www.docdroid.net/15ggf/vviq.docx I'd be interested to see how people score on it. Thanks.

Hi everyone. I posted in a previous post about my research study in visual imagery, specifically in Aphantasia and thought I would post this questionnaire so you can test your visual imagery (or lack of). I am still recruiting participants for this study - both aphantasics and also individuals with a highly vivid visual imagery. If you are based in or around London and would like to participate in our research study, please leave your name and email address. I need a few more people to participate and I am hoping to finalise the study in December/January - it is very exciting! Best wishes, Zoe (z.pounder@my.westminster.ac.uk or researcher.westminster@gmail.com for queries) https://westminsterpsych.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bvifuc5zeU7IlBH

Can anyone recommend a supplement/chemical/technique/therapy that would increase the vividness of mental imagery? Something that could duplicate a waking dream, for example. Anyone have anything to share on this? Thanks

Hi everyone,

You may have noticed that a lot of mental imagery questionnaires out there tend to ignore aphantasia. Most established questionnaires were created before aphantasia was popularly known - but scientists still use them anyway and try to assess aphantasia based on loaded and confusing questions.

We are scientists developing a new mental imagery questionnaire that is meant to capture the full spectrum of mental imagery abilities: the Mental Simulations Questionnaire, or MSQ. The MSQ measures multiple senses of mental imagery, as well as spatial, motor, and kinaesthetic imagery; and imagery control and vividness in different situations. We seek to validate this questionnaire against well-established measures (VVIQ, OSIQ, PSI-Q), so that only a single comprehensive questionnaire will need to be provided to research participants in the future.

We would really appreciate your participation and feedback! The study involves filling out 4 questionnaires (MSQ, VVIQ, OSIQ, PSI-Q) - at ~5 minutes each, the whole task will take less than 30 minutes. Participation is purely voluntary in the interest of improving research on mental imagery.

Please click one of the links below to go to the study (they are the same, just with a different order of questionnaires):

https://forms.gle/4UT1tbrh6NNdkAgL7

https://forms.gle/ZpbAhVMZihLueYVw5

https://forms.gle/uGzQhe3D1ADNskbw8

https://forms.gle/ias9xPnbDgBmnpBu6

As you are filling out the questionnaires, you may find that certain language is used that assumes everyone has imagery. For example, "My images are more schematic than colorful and pictorial." This is a failing of an outdated metric that is, nonetheless, still widely used today. If the question is loaded and neither situation applies to you, please indicate "Completely disagree with this statement" and continue to the next question. We do not have permission to alter the questionnaires, but we can point out their shortcomings with your help.

There is the possibility to provide feedback after each questionnaire, and please feel free to put any comments or questions in the thread below!

I consider myself highly aphantasiac, however, I sometimes have dreams which are extremly vivid and clear (like HD quality). So I was wondering how the quality of dreams is comparable to the quality of visualization in non-aphants? I think this might help (me) to get a feeling for how much I am missing out.

So to all non-aphants, how clear and vivid are your mental images (mental visualizations) compared to the vividness of dreams on a scale from 0 (black) to 100 (real life)?

I consider my mental imagery to be around 0-5/100 and my dreams to range between 70-90/100.

I firstly will clarify that I am not looking into things specifically to aid meditative practice, nor am I looking for advice in the utilization of visualization in meditative or related practices, as what discussion on visualization is often complemented by.

Visualization is the ability to form images in the mind (mental images) that resemble what we perceive with our own vision. Variations in this ability are known to exist and have been studied for over a century through subjective self reports; nowadays through the Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire (VVIQ). More recently, variations in brain activity between individuals have been found to correlate with variations in self-reported mental imagery vividness.

As of the variations in visualization ability, variations ranging from complete imagery quality and vividness to a complete inability to form visual images have been reported. The latter has only been recently termed “aphantasia” (as in “lacking imagination”) and recent research into this condition were initially triggered by an interesting case of a patient who complained to have lost his ability to visualize, previously described as clear, following an operation.

While performance on various psychometric tests, including those (e.g. 3D image rotation) that are believed to require visualization, are interestingly uncorrelated with self-evaluations of mental imagery vividness through the VVIQ, those who rate their mental imagery vividness highly have been found to perform better in some cognitive tasks, e.g. to be significantly more accurate in recalling photographs and in detecting salient changes in pictures. It may be possible that visual memory ability may affect ones ability to generate mental images, whether of memories or something more original, so a treatment that can enhance this capacity might possibly also improve ones’ visualization ability.

If you know or have found something that improves your ability to visualize, please share it here. The Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire is available here (as a document. No interactive application that returns your results exists) if you wish to have something to assess your visualization abil

Hi there, I'm a musician and I need a short visual for a song of mine. The visual could be anywhere between 20-45 seconds. It could be animated, or feature live action footage. You can get creative. The song has a yacht rock vibe, but is also somewhat space themed. I'm thinking palm trees slowly gliding by you on a malibu strip, but jupiter is in the sky. That kind of thing. I could offer 200$ CAD for this. Let me know if you're interested. I would need this by November 19th. Thanks!

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some writing, AC..got distracted

You will be asked to imagine various scenes (some of a sexual nature which concern engaging in sexual activities alone and with others) as well as to answer questions regarding your experience imagining the scenarios as well as your everyday memory experiences.

There is a full information sheet at the beginning along with a consent form and there is a debrief at the end.

If you have the time AND feel comfortable enough to take part then please click the link below. It should work fine on a phone or computer. ANY questions please feel free to comment/message.

This will take between 35-45 minutes.

Link to take part:

https://unioflincoln.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1Rl98ODHxp1GpW5

I just finished S Town and despite the Brian's vivid descriptions of the visual elements (or possibly because of it), I can't help but look up the various images of the locations, items and people featured on this podcast.

Simply put, I was awestruck by the visuals related to this story, from the brilliantly-designed hedge maze (before it fell into neglect) & hauntingly gorgeous timepieces he's built or restored, to the "WHOA!" of those lashmarks/tattoos, the somber sadness of his modest-looking grave marker, and weird sense of nostalgia & compassion of his HS/college photos, looking cute in a oddballish way.

For me, seeing all that imagery (in a relatively short time) elicited a complex flood of different emotions for John & his story. So wanted to see how you all felt about seeing S-Town related images, and if any particular visual resonated with you.

P.S. Apologies in advance if this has already been discussed before, did a quick search in the subreddit & didn't see a similar thread

I’m 19, and have had aphantasia for as long as I can remember. For some, the phenomenon arises as a complication from a surgery or injury, but for me, I have never had my own visual imagery; if you told me to imagine a beach, a shape, or even my mother’s face, I cannot.

I am a postgraduate student at the University of East London studying for an MSc Psychology.

My research involves the visual imagery ability of adult females who play video games and adult females who do not play video games. Participation will help contribute to research in this under-developed field and as well as improve gender representation.

To participate you will be presented with a questionnaire about gaming and mental imagery, and should take less than 15 minutes to complete.

If you would like to participate, please click the following link:

https://uelpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eQIdKSfmNui7d5Q

Thank-you for your time!

Hello everyone!

As usual for these weeks, I'll be compiling the results of our questionnaire to get a good idea of how good representation in romance visual novel is for the nonbinary community, and where it could improve! Some answers will be cut in smaller pieces since they express different ideas, while some may not appear as they might express very similar ideas.

Of course this thread is also one for discussion; if you have anything to add, please do so!

As a small disclaimer; I am not nonbinary myself! I will do my best to synthethise things after sharing answers by NB people however.

Questionnaire Summary

We had seven answers this time; this is the most answers we've received on these questionnaires so far. This time, only one of the people answering didn't identify as nonbinary. Amongst those who did, we had different labels, such as transmasculine, demiboy, enby and androgyne, on top of nonbinary/non-binary. It was interesting to see how many different ways to identify exist under the nonbinary umbrella!

When it comes to their experience as a Nonbinary person

In this category, I think two main feelings seemed to emerge; the first is that they feel erased, the second being that when they do get representation, it is often off because they're misunderstood. There were positive notes though, which hopefully hints at a positive change coming soon!

When asked "How would you describe your general experience with or as a nonbinary person? " We had a lot more answers than in previous versions of the questionnaire.

These answers seemed to show nonbinary identities aren't really recognised well enough yet:

> "Often erased irl and in media "

>" My spouse is agender and I find representation severely lacking, even in western spheres. "

> "Largely ignored and forgotten. If you fit in-between categories, it seems you're not really a part of others. [...] "They" seems to be a hard concept for most people, they want you to be male or female, and when you claim to be neither, or both, they put you in the box that fits best. It's tiring to fight for recognition, so I typically just stay quiet, but I don't care if others assume I'm male or female. Some days it does bother me, but unless I'm looking to exhaust myself on the daily, I have to just let it go. "

>" *I'm not out to most people in real life aside from my closest family members and friends, and I don't often get the opportunity to present the way I w

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This research project at the University of Exeter is exploring variations in visual imagery to see if there are any differences between the general population and those who have Autistic traits. The purpose of this survey is to measure your mental imagery to discover if there is a link between Autistic traits and extremes of visual imagery or whether there is no difference when compared to the general population which is why, when answering questions, it is helpful to remember that there is no requirement for an autism diagnosis and there are no desirable answers. The survey explores a range of cognitive conditions so that the complexity of a potential relationship between extremes of visual imagery and autistic traits can be investigated in as much depth as is possible within the scope of the research project.

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