(1/2) Imagine a flowering tree. What level of detail are you able to "see" in your mind?
A whole picture as if looking at a photograph, in color
A whole picture as if looking at a photograph, in black and white
A whole picture, but vague details (e.g. tree with blobs for flowers); color
A whole picture, but vague details (e.g. tree with blobs for flowers); b/w
Details, but not a whole picture (e.g. flower/leaf, not a whole tree); color
Details, but not a whole picture (e.g. flower/leaf, not a whole tree); b/w
Only an outline or silhouette; color
Only an outline or silhouette; black and white
I don't really see anything, but can "trace" the whole image in my mind
I don't really see anything, but can "trace" some details in my mind
I can describe it but there's no image present in my mind at all
Other
"Can trace the image" refers to how you might draw a shape in the air with your finger– there's nothing there, but you can create/follow the shape.
The inability to generate mental imagery is aphantasia. Anon is curious about some of the nuanced specifics that the common "tests" don't always get into.
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