The first goal of the proposed research is to develop an Imagination Quotient (ImQ) scale, which will include the ability to assess a person’s entire imagination capacity, as well as four different aspects of imagination, such as frequency of imaginings, complexity (how detailed they are), emotional valance (positive versus negative), and directedness (goal-directed versus “free-floating). Upon development of the ImQ scale, we will evaluate the relationships between imagination and its sub-factors and academic achievement, creative achievement, divergent thinking, vocational interests, intelligence, and personality based on self-report measures and performance measures in a large international sample. The final stage of the research program will use neuroimaging techniques (fMRI) to examine neural basis of attention in high and low imaginative people.