Sensory Systems and Eye Movement Patterns

Brief, unconscious movements of the eyes in various directions provide insight into which representation system is currently being accessed for information. The following graphic applies to most "normally" organized right-handed individuals. For left-handed individuals, the sides may be reversed.

Note: This pattern is a generalization and does not always apply. Therefore, calibrate!

V^k	Visual construction (imagined inner images)
V^e	Remembered images
A^k	Auditory construction (imagined sounds/noises)
A^e	Remembered sounds/noises
K	Movements, tactile feelings, emotions
A^D	Inner voice(s), inner dialogue

Examples of Questions to Elicit Eye Accessing Cues:

The eye accessing cues are those that are the easiest for the external observer to access.

Questions to evoke visually constructed images:

Can you imagine a purple cow?
If you were to repaint your room, which color would you prefer?
Can you imagine what you would look like if you lost 5 kg?
Imagine an elephant on a cloud. Hanging from the cloud is an umbrella, with a black-and-white checked mouse wearing roller skates.
What will you look like when you're 80 years old?
Imagine the top half of a sphere resting on a cube.
What would you look like with green hair?
Imagine the German flag, but with the colors yellow, brown, and pink.

Questions to evoke visual memory images:

What color are your mother's eyes?
What color was your first car?
When did you first meet your current partner?
What color is the carpet in your bedroom?
How many doors are in your house/apartment?
How many windows are in your house/apartment?
Who was the first person you saw today?
What does the face of your alarm clock look like?

Questions to evoke auditory memory:

Think of your favorite song and hum it internally.
Remember the conversation with the last person you spoke to yesterday.
Try to hear the sound of your vehicle's engine in your mind.
Try to hear the difference between your doorbell and your phone's ringtone in your mind.
Which voice that you know is the most unpleasant to you?
Which voice do you like to hear the most?

Questions to evoke auditory construction:

What would a bagpipe sound like playing the national anthem backwards?
What would thunder sound like slowly transitioning into harp music?
What would it sound like if an entire football stadium sang your name?
Compose a song in your mind right now.

Questions to evoke kinesthetic access cues:

Imagine how hot sand feels on the beach.
Remember how your first kiss felt.
Remember the last time you had to slam on the brakes.
When you feel down and sad: What can make you feel cheerful again the fastest?
What does it feel like to jump into cold water with a heated body?
What does a mosquito bite feel like?
What does a small stone in your shoe feel like?

Questions to evoke olfactory/gustatory access (pay attention to mouth and nose movements):

What does a lemon taste like?
What does a rose smell like?

Inner Dialogue:

What rhymes with "cup"?
How does the alphabet continue after "O"?
Formulate a letter internally!
Say a few words of appreciation to yourself internally.