A full reading of one imagery context
You may understand that a bench is on the left and a clock is ahead without experiencing the hallway visually. This group separates a pictured scene from knowledge of a layout. Neither way of thinking is marked correct, and the task does not check how you navigate real places.
All three numeric responses are needed for a rated sum and mean. Zero means no visual image was reported; a skip means no usable rating. These original numbers are not a diagnosis, percentile or measure of actual performance.
A scene can be known without being pictured
- You may understand that a bench is on the left and a clock is ahead without experiencing the hallway visually. This group separates a pictured scene from knowledge of a layout. Neither way of thinking is marked correct, and the task does not check how you navigate real places.
- The three original prompts describe an empty hallway, a reading corner and an unoccupied bus shelter. They are invented scenes, so you do not need to recall a private location or prove that your image resembles a real one. No address or personal example is requested.
Read this group’s sum and mean
- All three answers must be numeric before a sum and mean are shown. The selected 0–4 values add to a possible 0–12; their mean is that sum divided by three. It is displayed to two decimal places as a description of the chosen response anchors, without population comparison.
- Three zero responses mean that you reported no visual image for these three attempts. They do not establish a condition, predict your response to every scene or imply inability to understand spatial relations. We do not convert the sum into an aphantasia cutoff or a diagnostic probability.
Distinguish visual detail from spatial reasoning
- For the hallway, you might reason that the bench and clock occupy different positions, perhaps using words or a simple abstract map. That spatial understanding can exist without a coloured scene. This page asks for the visual experience and does not award points for knowing the intended arrangement.
- You may also have a clear image while being uncertain about where an object would be in three dimensions. That uncertainty does not invalidate your response. An imagery rating and a spatial problem with a checkable answer are different forms of information and should not substitute for each other.
Differences across scenes remain visible
- The reading corner may feel easier to picture than the shelter because the words are more familiar to you. Or colour may be clearer than overall layout. These differences can affect a mean without showing a general strength or weakness that applies across settings, languages and future attempts.
- The four context groups have not been calibrated as separate capacities. Comparing their means may prompt a question about your experiences, but the display does not rank them or assign your best imagery type. Equal means can also hide different responses within a group.
A skip keeps uncertainty separate
- If you tried and had no visual image, zero is valid. If you did not try, cannot interpret the scene comfortably or are unsure how to rate it, an explicit skip avoids manufacturing a number. The site does not treat uncertainty as faint imagery or estimate a value from your other responses.
- Any skip withholds this topic’s sum and mean; every other complete topic remains readable with its own numbers. All-skip answers can finish without scores. Both public-language versions provide the full explanation before answering, without collecting a name, location, email or account.
Try an external aid for an actual task
- For arranging a room or planning a route, a sketch, written sequence or real map may be useful regardless of how vividly you imagine the scene. Choose an aid based on the task and check it against real information rather than using this score to decide what you can do.
- This is not a claim that a particular aid improves memory, changes imagery or treats aphantasia. You can explore a practical preference without identifying as a fixed learner type. If an external plan is inaccurate, revise the plan rather than explaining the error through your questionnaire result.
No navigation, vision or clinical verdict
- The prompts, ordinal anchors and group arithmetic are original and unvalidated. They are not VVIQ, an eye examination, a neurological assessment or a navigation test. A large mean cannot certify safe navigation, and a small mean cannot establish impairment or lack of imagination.
- Your answers clear on leaving, refreshing or retaking, and a shared guide contains no personal result. If a new or troubling change in your experience affects daily life, you may seek appropriate professional advice about the change itself. No threshold here determines whether support is warranted.