Concept: It is the psychological process in which the human brain processes and transforms existing appearances to create a new image (the basic component of imagination activities is appearance)

Features: Imagery, novelty

Concept: When the perceived thing is not in front of you, the image of the thing appears in the human mind (the appearance is the intermediate link between perception and thinking, and the bridge from perceptual knowledge to rational knowledge)

Features: generalization, intuitiveness, operability

It refers to combining attributes, features, parts, etc. in objective things that have not been combined in the mind to form a new image.

For example, the image of a mermaid in fairy tales, the Jade Emperor, the White Bone Spirit, and Zhu Bajie in myths and legends.

Also known as emphasizing, it refers to forming a new image in the mind by changing the normal characteristics of objective things, or highlighting certain characteristics (such as enlarging, shrinking, increasing the number, increasing the color, etc.) or omitting other characteristics.

For example, the imagination formed by Qianjie Guanyin and Qianliyan using exaggerated methods.

Also known as personalization, it refers to a new image produced after giving human images and characteristics to non-human objects.

For example, many images such as "thunder god" and "electric mother" are

According to the common characteristics of a type of thing, a new image is created through high generalization and synthesis.

For example, the image of Xianglin Sao in Lu Xun's works.

不随意想象

随意想象

No imagination

Have an idea

Recreate imagination

Create imagination

fantasy

Individual representations

General appearance

Visual representation

Tactile representation

Representation is the basic material of imagination. If there is not enough representation in the mind, it will be difficult to recreate imagination.

For example, to imagine the scene of the Grand View Garden in "Dream of Red Mansions", you need to have many appearance reserves on ancient architecture, gardens, character clothing, etc. These representations can be obtained through direct perception (such as visiting ancient buildings, observing people’s clothes) or indirect experience (such as reading, watching film and television works, etc.).

When we recreate imaginations based on linguistic descriptions, we must accurately understand the meaning of the words in the description.

For example, when reading the description of "super-time and space transition" in science fiction novels, it is difficult to correctly imagine this scene without understanding the general meaning of the word "leap" in the concept of physics. The same is true for physical signs. For example, if the various symbolic signs on the map cannot be understood correctly, it is impossible to imagine the actual geographical landscape based on the map.

Rich knowledge and experience helps to supplement and correct imaginary content.

For example, when imagining ancient war scenes, understanding historical knowledge, military strategic knowledge, etc. can make the imagination more reasonable and accurate. If relevant knowledge is lacking, scenarios that do not conform to historical facts or military logic may be imagined.

Recreating imagination is not a simple reproduction of perception, but requires the participation of thinking ability. Individuals need to process, analyze and integrate the perceived information to form a coherent and meaningful imagination.

For example, when creating a painting, artists not only need to perceive the appearance of things, but also need to artistically process them through thinking to create unique pictures and styles.

Emotions and motivation play a key role in the formation of recreational imagination. When an individual develops strong emotions and interest in a certain thing or situation, it will stimulate its motivation to recreate imagination and produce rich imaginary content.

For example, when a person is passionate about travel, he will form a rich recreational imagination of traveling scenes and experiences in his mind based on his travel experience and emotions.

This is the source of motivation for creating imagination.

For example, scientists want to solve the energy crisis, and this strong motivation prompted them to create new ways to obtain clean energy, such as the design of more efficient solar panels or the implementation of controlled nuclear fusion.

Get inspiration from other things to create creative imagination.

For example, Luban was inspired by jagged blades of grass and invented the saw. The biological structures in nature, various objects in life, etc. may become prototypes, inspiring people to create imagination.

Including divergent thinking and aggregate thinking.

Divergent thinking can allow people to think about problems from different angles and create multiple ideas. For example, when designing a new car, divergent thinking can make designers think of different shapes, functions, power sources, etc.

Aggregational thinking helps to select the most reasonable and feasible solutions from many ideas.

Inspiration is a sudden and creative state of thinking.

For example, Archimedes suddenly appeared inspiration while taking a bath and discovered the principle of buoyancy. Although inspiration seems sudden, it is often generated based on long-term accumulation of knowledge and thinking.

This includes factors such as individual knowledge level, intelligence level, personality characteristics, etc. People with higher knowledge and intelligence levels are often more likely to create imagination. At the same time, people with personality traits such as adventurous spirit, strong curiosity, and strong independence are more conducive to the development of creative imagination.