ABSTRACT
From the Latin imago (imitate), imagery involves creating a mental picture of an event as vividly as possible with the intention of duplicating that event in actuality. As a technique used before COMPETITION, it is predicated on the idea that mentally rehearsing a desired outcome enhances the probability that the desired outcome will materialize. There are three main forms of imagery, according to K. J. Munroe-Chandler et al.
