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<blockquote data-quote="Wofano Wotanto" data-source="post: 9294668" data-attributes="member: 7044704"><p>I don't think there's been any research that indicates that aphantasia correlates either positively or negatively to creativity. The word "imagination" is used imprecisely a lot of the time, with "imagine an apple" really being more "visualize an apple" (or whatever other sense(s) are involved) in the OP example. The test really seems to be asking how you recall the memory of "apple" internally rather than calling on you to mentally create one from nothing. I'd expect someone who's never had any experience of what "apple" means would either draw a type 5 blank because there's nothing in memory to work with, or perhaps (if they'd be more of a type 1 visualizer with something they have experienced) they'd assemble a image based on what related memory cues "apple" does trigger - like maybe a computer, or something their brain recognizes as being phonetically similar somehow - something dappled?</p><p></p><p>"Apple" isn't a great word for testing creativity and imagination from whole cloth anyway, since it's either familiar (for most folks) or means nothing and doesn't really contain cues to suggest an expected result. If we weren't all roleplayers using "owlbear" might be a more effective choice, but most of us have some idea of what it means already. Something less defined that still gives nudge in a direction would be a better test for creative imagination - what does "octogator" suggest to you, for ex?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wofano Wotanto, post: 9294668, member: 7044704"] I don't think there's been any research that indicates that aphantasia correlates either positively or negatively to creativity. The word "imagination" is used imprecisely a lot of the time, with "imagine an apple" really being more "visualize an apple" (or whatever other sense(s) are involved) in the OP example. The test really seems to be asking how you recall the memory of "apple" internally rather than calling on you to mentally create one from nothing. I'd expect someone who's never had any experience of what "apple" means would either draw a type 5 blank because there's nothing in memory to work with, or perhaps (if they'd be more of a type 1 visualizer with something they have experienced) they'd assemble a image based on what related memory cues "apple" does trigger - like maybe a computer, or something their brain recognizes as being phonetically similar somehow - something dappled? "Apple" isn't a great word for testing creativity and imagination from whole cloth anyway, since it's either familiar (for most folks) or means nothing and doesn't really contain cues to suggest an expected result. If we weren't all roleplayers using "owlbear" might be a more effective choice, but most of us have some idea of what it means already. Something less defined that still gives nudge in a direction would be a better test for creative imagination - what does "octogator" suggest to you, for ex? [/QUOTE]
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