Aphantasia Test

An original visual self-observation

The twelve prompts and 0–4 anchors were written for FermatMind. Four groups of three organize objects, invented adult faces, places and motion. They are editorial contexts, not validated subscales. This is not the sixteen-item VVIQ, a shortened validated version or a licensed translation of that questionnaire.

Research distinguishes subjective reports from controlled behavioural and physiological tasks, and definitions and thresholds still vary. The sources below explain these boundaries; they do not validate the new prompts. We do not transfer VVIQ cutoffs, population prevalence, accuracy estimates or laboratory findings to your result.

Exactly how the numbers work

Every numeric answer is used directly, without reverse scoring. All three answers in a context must be numeric for a rated sum of 0–12 and a mean of 0–4; divide the sum by three and display the unrounded mean to two decimals. Any skip withholds that context’s sum and mean, without imputing a value or treating it as zero. Other complete contexts can still be scored.

All twelve prompts need an explicit choice, including skips, before submission. All-skip answers can finish without numbers. The arithmetic summarizes ordinal descriptions under a site policy, not calibrated physical imagery strength. There is no total, winner, normality band, aphantasia classification, percentile or diagnosis.

Comfort, scope and privacy

For adults aged 18 and over, with no requirement to force imagery, recall a real person or disclose a private place. No image is a valid report; it is not a failure of effort or understanding. There is no camera, photo upload, flashing display, after-image procedure, pupil measurement, timer or physical movement task.

Answers remain only in page memory and clear on refresh, language change, leaving or retaking. No name, email, history or private example is requested. English and Chinese have not been validated as equivalent measurement forms; the questionnaire is not validated for tracking change or judging real-world performance.

All four full guides, before you answer

Every context has a complete public guide with concrete examples, arithmetic, missing-answer rules, related-task differences and optional practical approaches. All four are free before answering and expandable after the readout. They are identical public explanations for everyone, not hidden personal reports or four separate tests.

Sharing copies only the four public guide links, without answers or numbers. A separate Big Five entry is optional for broader preferences and does not verify imagery or explain its cause. If an experience concerns you or affects daily life, appropriate professional advice can address the experience without depending on this original score.

Can this test tell me that I have aphantasia?

No. It records subjective responses to twelve original prompts in four contexts. It does not diagnose or classify aphantasia, supply population norms or measure an objective physiological response. Aphantasia test is the common topic name, not a diagnostic claim.

Is this VVIQ or its Chinese translation?

No. The prompts and anchors are independently authored. There is no VVIQ score, cutoff, validation claim or conversion. Research background does not make these new questions a validated instrument.

Do I need to see a picture in front of my eyes?

No. You are reflecting on a mental picture, not a retinal image, external projection or the darkness behind closed eyelids. Eyes may stay open or closed comfortably. Understanding the description without a picture is distinct from not trying.

How are zero, uncertainty and skipping handled?

Zero is a valid numeric answer when you tried and had no visual image to rate. Did not try, unsure and prefer not to answer use a separate skip. Any skip withholds its three-item context’s sum and mean; all-skip answers can still finish and read every guide.

Does a small mean imply poor memory, creativity or vision?

No. Those tasks are not measured here. The four means describe selected responses to these prompts, without a hierarchy of abilities or a fixed learning style. They do not show how accurately you remember, recognize, navigate or perform a movement.

Are answers saved, shared or used to track improvement?

Answers stay in page memory and clear on refresh, language change, leaving or retaking. Shared links contain only public guides. Optional anonymous action counts need both per-page permission and global analytics consent. This original questionnaire is not validated to measure improvement or decline.