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Are your mental images exceptionally vivid – almost like real seeing? Find out in 5 minutes with the validated VVIQ test whether you have hyperphantasia.
Hyperphantasia is the ability to form exceptionally vivid, detailed and almost photorealistic mental images. While most people picture things vaguely, hyperphantasics experience inner images with an intensity close to actual seeing.
About 3-6% of the population has hyperphantasia. It is the exact opposite of aphantasia and represents the upper extreme of the imagery spectrum. The term was coined alongside "aphantasia" by neurologist Adam Zeman.
There is no separate clinical hyperphantasia test instrument – hyperphantasia is captured through the upper end of the VVIQ. That is exactly what this test does: it uses the scientifically validated VVIQ questionnaire and shows you whether your result falls in the hyperphantasia range.
Do many of these statements apply to you? Then you might have hyperphantasia:
The VVIQ (Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire) asks you to imagine 16 scenarios and rate the vividness of your mental images on a scale from 1 to 5. The total score ranges from 16 to 80.
A score above 70 indicates hyperphantasia – meaning you experience almost every scenario with maximum vividness. Scores around 52 are average, and scores below 32 indicate aphantasia.
Imagine each scenario and rate how vivid your mental image is.
Hyperphantasia is the ability to form exceptionally vivid, almost photorealistic mental images. It is the opposite of aphantasia and affects about 3-6% of people.
With the VVIQ test. It measures the vividness of your visual imagery across 16 scenarios. A total score above 70 out of 80 indicates hyperphantasia. The test here is free, anonymous and takes about 5 minutes.
On the VVIQ, a total score above 70 (out of a maximum of 80) indicates hyperphantasia. That corresponds to an average of nearly 5 – the highest vividness – on almost all scenarios.
Hyperphantasia and aphantasia are the two extremes of the imagery spectrum. Hyperphantasics have extremely vivid mental images, while people with aphantasia cannot voluntarily create any mental images at all.
Estimates suggest about 3-6% of the population has hyperphantasia. The boundary to normal, vivid imagery is fluid.
The opposite of hyperphantasia – learn more about the absence of mental images.
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