Merlin Monzel
Biographic Data
| ID | 6097978 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Merlin Monzel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Merlin |
| FAMILY NAME | Monzel |
| SIGNATURE | MONZEL M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bonn |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7012-9350 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Reimagining the vividness of visual imagery questionnaire as a single item screener for aphantasia
Despite criticism, the Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire (VVIQ) has emerged as the gold standard for identifying visual aphantasia (i.e., the absence or stark reduction of visual imagery). While more comprehensive measures are needed to investigate mental imagery on several other dimensions such as sharpness, saturation or clarity, we argue in the present paper that the VVIQ is sufficient for identifying aphantasia. In a large data set of…
Is issue voting solely based on issues? Latent factors of political ideology in response patterns of voting advice applications
In recent years, an increase in issue voting has been observed, which is further facilitated by voting advice applications (VAAs) that inform users about the structure of the political contest in terms of their own preferences. Nevertheless, some response patterns seem to occur more frequently in VAAs than others, which could indicate ideological influences. To investigate this, we aggregated N = 5963 datasets of the German VAA Wahl-O-Mat (WoM) f…
Beyond words
One of the best replicated and most famous effects in experimental psychology, the Stroop effect, describes interferences in cognitive processing when a color word is printed in a conflicting ink color. Recently, the controversial hypothesis was proposed that reading the color word triggers visual imagery, which then interferes with the perceived color, leading to the Stroop effect. Thus, the Stroop effect should not occur in aphantasics, i.e., i…
Aphantasia and involuntary imagery
Aphantasia is a condition that is often characterized as the impaired ability to create voluntary mental images. Aphantasia is assumed to selectively affect voluntary imagery mainly because even though aphantasics report being unable to visualize something at will, many report having visual dreams. We argue that this common characterization of aphantasia is incorrect. Studies on aphantasia are often not clear about whether they are assessing volu…
No general pathological significance of aphantasia
As awareness of the phenomenon of aphantasia (= lack of voluntary imagery) has increased in recent years, many psychotherapists ponder its clinical implications. The present study investigates whether aphantasia meets the criteria for mental disorders, i.e. statistical rarity, impairment in activities of daily living, violation of social norms and inappropriate behavior and personal distress. Prevalence of aphantasia was determined meta‐analytica…
Is it really empathy? The potentially confounding role of mental imagery in self-reports of empathy
No general pathological significance of aphantasia
As awareness of the phenomenon of aphantasia (= lack of voluntary imagery) has increased in recent years, many psychotherapists ponder its clinical implications. The present study investigates whether aphantasia meets the criteria for mental disorders, i.e. statistical rarity, impairment in activities of daily living, violation of social norms and inappropriate behavior and personal distress. Prevalence of aphantasia was determined meta‐analytica…
Is it really empathy? The potentially confounding role of mental imagery in self-reports of empathy
Aphantasia and involuntary imagery
Aphantasia is a condition that is often characterized as the impaired ability to create voluntary mental images. Aphantasia is assumed to selectively affect voluntary imagery mainly because even though aphantasics report being unable to visualize something at will, many report having visual dreams. We argue that this common characterization of aphantasia is incorrect. Studies on aphantasia are often not clear about whether they are assessing volu…
Is issue voting solely based on issues? Latent factors of political ideology in response patterns of voting advice applications
In recent years, an increase in issue voting has been observed, which is further facilitated by voting advice applications (VAAs) that inform users about the structure of the political contest in terms of their own preferences. Nevertheless, some response patterns seem to occur more frequently in VAAs than others, which could indicate ideological influences. To investigate this, we aggregated N = 5963 datasets of the German VAA Wahl-O-Mat (WoM) f…
Beyond words
One of the best replicated and most famous effects in experimental psychology, the Stroop effect, describes interferences in cognitive processing when a color word is printed in a conflicting ink color. Recently, the controversial hypothesis was proposed that reading the color word triggers visual imagery, which then interferes with the perceived color, leading to the Stroop effect. Thus, the Stroop effect should not occur in aphantasics, i.e., i…
Reimagining the vividness of visual imagery questionnaire as a single item screener for aphantasia
Despite criticism, the Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire (VVIQ) has emerged as the gold standard for identifying visual aphantasia (i.e., the absence or stark reduction of visual imagery). While more comprehensive measures are needed to investigate mental imagery on several other dimensions such as sharpness, saturation or clarity, we argue in the present paper that the VVIQ is sufficient for identifying aphantasia. In a large data set of…
Psychology (6 works) · Cognition (4 works) · Mental image (4 works) · Cognitive psychology (3 works) · Face Recognition and Perception (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Neuroscience (2 works) · Afterimage (1 works) · Anxiety (1 works)