reproductive imagination
Americannoun
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Many of his observations are, however, just, and his distinction between productive and reproductive imagination is excellent.
From Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic by Croce, Benedetto
Contemporary psychology has studied the purely reproductive imagination with great eagerness and success.
From Essay on the Creative Imagination by Baron, Albert Heyem Nachmen
Nay, the representation of them is a mere schema, that always relates to the reproductive imagination, which calls up the objects of experience, without which they have no meaning.
From The Critique of Pure Reason by Meiklejohn, John Miller Dow
These two stages do not go beyond memory pure and simple, i.e., reproductive imagination.
From Essay on the Creative Imagination by Baron, Albert Heyem Nachmen
Finding Out Your Weak Points We suggest that you now test your own reproductive imagination with a view to determining your points of strength or weakness in this respect.
From Power of Mental Imagery Being the Fifth of a Series of Twelve Volumes on the Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business Efficiency by Hilton, Warren
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