{"id":16856,"date":"2026-01-04T10:44:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T15:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/?p=16856"},"modified":"2026-01-04T10:48:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T15:48:11","slug":"newly-released-paper-by-prof-jim-davies-and-3-cu-students-on-peoples-imaginations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cognitivescience\/2026\/newly-released-paper-by-prof-jim-davies-and-3-cu-students-on-peoples-imaginations\/","title":{"rendered":"Newly released paper by Prof. Jim Davies and 3 CU students on people&#8217;s imaginations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cognitive Scientist Jim Davies and his Carleton students Sara Abou-Alwan, Gabriel M. Brown, and Faith Chambers published the first paper systematically looking at the contents of people&#8217;s imaginations. How many objects are depicted? Is there motion? Are they in colour?<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Although there has been significant research on imagination&#8217;s effects and capabilities, there is relatively little exploration of the content of imagination. This qualitative, exploratory study explored the content of mental imagery and imagination in 23 undergraduates.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This is an open-access article.<\/p>\n<p>Abou-Alwan, S., Brown, G. M., Chambers, F., &amp; Davies, J. (2025). A Descriptive Analysis of Imagination Content. <em>Imagination, Cognition and Personality<\/em>, 02762366251392813.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjimdavies.org%2Fresearch%2Fpublications%2Fimagination-cognition-and-personality%2F2025%2FAboualwanBrownChambersDavies2025.html&amp;data=05%7C02%7CDonnaMalone%40cunet.carleton.ca%7C5cd438e99993425a0cd708de4ba3fda1%7C6ad91895de06485ebc51fce126cc8530%7C0%7C0%7C639031364868777149%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Lfyt%2BW2mRfsO7A4URcSTr4nHIZaA6MQZlAnlu9xftDg%3D&amp;reserved=0\">https:\/\/jimdavies.org\/research\/publications\/imagination-cognition-and-personality\/2025\/AboualwanBrownChambersDavies2025.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cognitive Scientist Jim Davies and his Carleton students Sara Abou-Alwan, Gabriel M. 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