As far as we can control their own imagination? Bashny.Net

We used to think that our imagination is controlled only by us, but it is not tak

Scientists believe that if someone told you imagine an elephant, you'll always be obedient to imagine an elephant. How much we can control our own thoughts?

Everyone likes to think that they have an independent mind and a great strength of will, and very reluctant to admit that they would have to imagine something just because someone really wanted this.



Psychologist Rolf Zwaan decided to find out how quickly people's imagination reacts to visual cues. He conducted an experiment, which is based orientation of the represented object in space. Subjects read a short story about a carpenter, to drive a nail. In some stories carpenter hammered a nail into the floor, some - into the wall. Then the subjects were shown a series of pictures and asked to press a button if among the images to meet a sudden something associated with the previously read history. I read about a nail driven into the wall, reacted when they were shown a picture of a horizontal nail. Those who read about a nail driven into the floor, shook button when seen vertically disposed nail. Later, these people acknowledged that seeing the nail on the picture, they imagined a carpenter, and that arises in their minds, whether they liked it or not.

In another experiment, people were asked to identify the image of an eagle after they have read the story about the eagle. If you read the history of an eagle soaring above, the person will recognize the image of an eagle with outstretched wings. If in the history of the eagle sitting in a nest, people quickly find the image of an eagle with folded wings. That is the image that coincides with the one that already exists in the human mind, is recognized quickly, and at the same time in the human mind there is always the image of the eagle, which he imagined before, when I read the story.

In a third experiment, the color was a decisive factor. The subjects read stories, reacted to the images displayed by faster if the objects they were not only related to the history, but also the color of the object is the same one that they drew in their imagination.

All these experiments demonstrate that the desired image can be caused by the imagination of man at any time, regardless of his desire and willpower. All that is needed - is to create the right conditions.

via factroom.ru