Psych640VisualImageryWeek3.docx Visual Imagery Psych 640 Visual Imagery Visual imag

Psych640VisualImageryWeek3.docx    Visual Imagery  Psych 640  Visual Imagery  Visual imagery is defined by the APA dictionary as,Mental imagery that involves the sense of having pictures in the mind. Such images may be memories of earlier visual experiences or syntheses produced by the imagination (e.g., visualizing a pink kangaroo). Visual imagery can be used for such purposes as dealing with traumatic establishingevents, desensitization hierarchies, or improving physical performanceÂ ("Visual imagery," 2020). Verbal imagery, on the other hand, is defined as, Certain words create a clear picture in peoples' minds. It does this because your brain has associated that word with a very specific mental image, which is brought to the forefront when triggered by reading or hearing that word. For example, an apple (Suler, 2019). In this article, we will discuss both of these concepts. We will compare and contrast the two. And explain why visual imagery is more important and justify that position with research.  According to Suler (2019),Psychology describes language and visualizations as two basic ways our mind manages memories and processes information. Some researchers call them verbal and mental imagery systems (Para. 1). In our mind's eye, we see pictures in our imagination, as in recalling a childhood memory. While language dwellson the left side of the brain, complex visual imagining occurs in the right. These two cognitive systems also indicate that there are two basic ways humans express thems