When you read/process information...

I definitely construct a visualization of 'reality' in my mind when I read, but it only comes naturally when I'm reading topics I'm comfortable with. For example, ficticious reads with a storyline and characters and all that jazz comes in crystal clear detail, whereas I have had to work my tail off to visualize Machiavelli. As I become more accustomed to an author's writing style or to the subject matter being discussed, more avenues of visualization open up to me. For that reason I typically get more out of the end of assigned reading for a class than I do the beginning, and essays after all is said and done come much more naturally than if you asked me an in-depth question partway through, even if I've alreay covered the material it deals with.

Jam it back in, in the dark.