Sassenberg, Tyler A.Condon, David M.DeYoung, Colin G.2022-07-132022-07-132022-02-09Sassenberg, T., Condon, D. M., & DeYoung, C. G. (2022, February 9). Imagination as a facet of Openness/Intellect: A new scale differentiating experiential simulation and conceptual innovation. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/exzsdhttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/27457https://psyarxiv.com/exzsd/30 pagesPrevious research has investigated the nature of imagination as a construct related to multiple forms of higher-order cognition. Despite the emergence of various conceptualizations of imagination, few attempts have been made to explore the structure of imagination as a trait in the context of existing hierarchically-nested personality dimensions. We present a scale for measuring trait imagination that distinguishes between experiential simulation and conceptual innovation, aligned with the two major subfactors (aspects) of the Big Five dimension Openness/Intellect. Across two large samples, we provide evidence of a consistent factor structure distinguishing experiential, conceptual, and general descriptions of imagination, as well as validity as measures of facets of Openness and Intellect. Our findings provide a measure of major forms of imagination in line with mainstream models of the hierarchical structure of personality.enCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-USConceptual innovationExperimental simulationImaginationOpennessIntellectArticlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/exzsd