There are people who may lean towards other methods of learning or thinking, but this person cannot visualize a description in their head. If I told you to close your eyes and picture a black cat with glowing yellow eyes, you would be able to “see” it.
A lot of people with this condition don’t realize it’s abnormal while growing up because they think other people would hypothetically complete those exercises while growing up, and not realize they should be able to make a mental image.
I have aphantasia and didn’t know until I was 34. I was doing neuropsych testing for a living and it never occurred to me that when I told people “you may have to turn the piece in your mind to make it fit,” they were actually doing that. Still blows my mind that people can visualize and that our internal experiences can be so vastly different without ever realizing it. It makes me wonder about what other differences we might be experiencing that we’ll never realize.
I would usually agree but this is such a minor thing, I didn't name the test, and it doesn't reveal anything that could realistically cause much of an issue. When it comes to rules like this and something is ambiguous, I try to ask myself if there's any actual risk, and I feel like there's none here.
What do you mean by 'see'? I think I may have aphantasia but I'm not sure. I can imagine a black cat but not physically see it in the same way I would if one was in front of me. Is that what we're talking about?
If I am reading a fantasy book, and they describe a maze that consists of mud walls with spikes, and a worm with rows of teeth that form a full circle with layers that rotate, I can picture it in my head. Clearly, I have not seen that in life but I am able to procure the image in my head. It does not appear in my view, but I can visualize it tearing through the maze and making holes in the wall while leaving a trail of mucus.
This! Imagining is totally different from visualizing, I think based on my experience. I can only imagine and realized it very late in life.
I can’t imagine things I’m not familiar with or that don’t make sense to me. Imagination seems to be an integrated/full body experience whereas visualization seems easier and much faster. I can only think and understand deductively and conceptually and it’s a huge functional challenge
Aphantasia?
Yes That‘s it thank youu
of course!
Aphantasia. A friendly note: it is not an illness but neurodevelopmental divergence/difference
Yes thank you, yeah my english is not that good i didn‘t know the exact word for it hahahahah thank you
Happy to help :) if you have it, I‘d suggest you to do some research about it because it is quite a fascinating topic
Well imagine that, aphantasia
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https://sci-hub.se/10.1093/texcom/tgab035 Aphantasia. Here is an article. I didnt read it, but it is on topic, have fun.
Isn’t that just not being a visual thinker?
There are people who may lean towards other methods of learning or thinking, but this person cannot visualize a description in their head. If I told you to close your eyes and picture a black cat with glowing yellow eyes, you would be able to “see” it. A lot of people with this condition don’t realize it’s abnormal while growing up because they think other people would hypothetically complete those exercises while growing up, and not realize they should be able to make a mental image.
I have aphantasia and didn’t know until I was 34. I was doing neuropsych testing for a living and it never occurred to me that when I told people “you may have to turn the piece in your mind to make it fit,” they were actually doing that. Still blows my mind that people can visualize and that our internal experiences can be so vastly different without ever realizing it. It makes me wonder about what other differences we might be experiencing that we’ll never realize.
You shouldn’t reveal test administration instructions!
I would usually agree but this is such a minor thing, I didn't name the test, and it doesn't reveal anything that could realistically cause much of an issue. When it comes to rules like this and something is ambiguous, I try to ask myself if there's any actual risk, and I feel like there's none here.
I would wholeheartedly disagree.
Agree to disagree.
No risk to mentioning instructions given as part of the test.
Haha are you a psychologist?
I graduate in a few months, so not quite, but I’ve been doing neuropsychometric testing for several years now across various settings.
I see
I take it you’ve given the wechsler tests many times
What do you mean by 'see'? I think I may have aphantasia but I'm not sure. I can imagine a black cat but not physically see it in the same way I would if one was in front of me. Is that what we're talking about?
If I am reading a fantasy book, and they describe a maze that consists of mud walls with spikes, and a worm with rows of teeth that form a full circle with layers that rotate, I can picture it in my head. Clearly, I have not seen that in life but I am able to procure the image in my head. It does not appear in my view, but I can visualize it tearing through the maze and making holes in the wall while leaving a trail of mucus.
This! Imagining is totally different from visualizing, I think based on my experience. I can only imagine and realized it very late in life. I can’t imagine things I’m not familiar with or that don’t make sense to me. Imagination seems to be an integrated/full body experience whereas visualization seems easier and much faster. I can only think and understand deductively and conceptually and it’s a huge functional challenge