When you read, do you see the pictures in your head, like a movie?

Question

Some people I've talked to do, and some don't.
Do You??
And does anybody know why some people do see pictures when they and why some don't? Is it to do with lack of imagination?

Answer 1

i do.

Answer 2

Like everyone you learn and remember things differently than others. Congratulations! You are a visual learner and have a photographic memory. You will often become frustrated because someone Else's memory is a little off from what actually happened and you know your right because you can remember in extreme detail the clothes you were all wearing ,the room down to the lent on the carpet and the exact fluctuation of every ones voices. You have been blessed and cursed with the most complex memories that only intellects have.

Answer 3

I always have visualisations when I read a book - thats the fun of it - it gives us the freedom decide who looks likes what and the set ups of the scenes. I think thats the reason we are often disappointed when we see our favourite books are made into movies - most of the times the characters dont match the pictures in our head !

Yes, I would say people who dont or cant visualise the books they read are missing out on something very beautiful - may be they do lack imagination !

Answer 4

If the writing is any solid then the author will take you to the region. I even have study Douglas Reeman books on the topic of the Royal army in international conflict 2 and truthfully felt chilly and damp as he defined scenes on the open bridge at sea. solid writing will set off the mind's eye and take you there and that i've got been to three places with the aid of fact of it too.

Answer 5

It depends on how your brain is wired- some people grow up accustomed to visual stimuli more and others respond more to other forms of stimulation.
I for one try not to visualise academic reading unless it has an immediate bearing on physical application and very often I don't need to try very hard.
With fiction and fantasy I can't say a feature film runs through my head. More often than not it's a bunch of discreet images that pop up in my head, in some psychologically ideal interpretation - but even in their absense there is a continuous feeling of presence(beyond the senses) that makes the whole reading experience enjoyable!

Answer 6

Ever since I began reading fiction in the third grade, the assigned stories of adventure have created visions of the characters, the setting and I lived the adventure vicariously. Even in a later stage in life ,fiction and adventure stories still have the same effect. That is one reason I must get away from this computer, so I can live a life again.

Answer 7

Yes, and thats why i love reading. I can picture the characters exactly how i want them to look and talk. I think thats why so often readers are disappointed by a movie based on a book. The characters are never as perfectly thought through as we have made them in our minds!!

Answer 8

I do...
That's why I hate it when people made films based on my fave books..
it usually ruins my imagimation of the story..
(coz I think my imagination is better than the muvee..haha..)

I don't know for sure..
but i think it's probably coz everyone has their own way in understanding things..
a visual type might be able to visualize what they read better than the audio or kinetic..

Answer 9

I don't think I specifically see pictures, but I do visualize what the character looks like, what they're wearing.
I don't know why one person would and another wouldn't. Maybe it has to do with being left brained or right brained?

Answer 10

I do. But I think your imagination plays a big part in it. If you have a bigger imagination you are able to go more in depth. I also believe it has to do with your mood. I think your mood will change you perspective on how you read and understand.

Answer 11

I always picture the story in my head as I read. I thought that was normal.