Effect of mental imagery vividness on creative metaphor production

Key Points

• The aim is to examine how the vividness of mental imagery influences the production of creative metaphors.
• Conducted experiments assessing participants' imagery vividness.
• Evaluated the quality and quantity of metaphors produced.
• Utilized psychological measurements and creativity assessments.
• Higher vividness in mental imagery correlates with more creative metaphor production.
• Participants with stronger imagery reported greater metaphor quality.
• Quantitative analysis indicated significant differences in output based on imagery vividness.