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Is this really testing aphantasia? I would think that to do that you'd have to show someone the first image, give them time to remember it or whatever, and then
by caymanjim 5y ago
Is this really testing aphantasia? I would think that to do that you'd have to show someone the first image, give them time to remember it or whatever, and then ask them which of the shapes are possible without reference to the original image. I think anyone can look back and forth between these things and reason about how they come together ("this is not adjacent to that so this folded version is not possible").
- durovo 5y agoYeah, I have the same concern as well. However, I felt that being able to visualize things in my head allowed me to solve some of these problems very quickly (in around 4-5 seconds). I can make the 2-d image collapse into the 3-d object in my head. I guess not having aphantasia would make you quicker on these tests? I must admit though, I had to look back and forth for some problems as well.