Kwok Yee-shan, Meaco. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 71-81). / Abstract and questionnaire in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgments --- p.i / Abstract --- p.ii / Table of Contents --- p.v / List of Tables --- p.x / Chapter CHAPTER ONE --- Introduction --- p.1 / Statement of the Problem --- p.1 / Purposes of the Study --- p.4 / Operational Definitions --- p.5 / Assumptions --- p.6 / Limitations --- p.7 / Delimitations --- p.7 / Significance of the Study --- p.7 / Chapter CHAPTER TWO --- Review of Literature --- p.9 / Imagery --- p.9 / Confidence --- p.18 / Anxiety --- p.23 / "Relationship among Imagery, Confidence and Anxiety" --- p.27 / Summary of Review --- p.33 / Chapter CHAPTER THREE --- Methodology --- p.35 / Participants --- p.35 / Design --- p.35 / Procedure --- p.36 / Pilot test --- p.36 / Orientation --- p.37 / Pre-test --- p.38 / Treatment conditions --- p.38 / Post-test --- p.42 / Procedural Reliability and Manipulation Checks --- p.43 / The Outcome Expectancy --- p.43 / The Consumer Satisfaction --- p.43 / The Treatment Integrity --- p.43 / Measure --- p.44 / The Modified Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 --- p.44 / The French Short Serve Test --- p.45 / The Poole Long Serve Test --- p.46 / Data Analysis --- p.46 / Chapter CHAPTER FOUR --- Results --- p.48 / The Descriptive Analysis --- p.48 / Major Findings --- p.50 / "The effect of imagery on confidence, cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety and performance" --- p.50 / Significant factor(s) in predicting performance --- p.51 / The Post-experimental Assessment --- p.52 / The Outcome Expectancy --- p.52 / The Consumer Satisfaction --- p.53 / Summary of the Findings --- p.54 / Chapter CHAPTER FIVE --- Discussion --- p.55 / "The Influence of Imagery on Confidence, Cognitive Anxiety, Somatic Anxiety and Performance" --- p.55 / The effect of imagery on confidence --- p.56 / The effect of imagery on cognitive anxiety --- p.56 / The effect of imagery on performance --- p.57 / The effect of imagery on somatic anxiety --- p.58 / Nature of the task --- p.59 / The temporary design --- p.59 / Methodological factors --- p.60 / The duration of imagery training --- p.60 / The order of imagery presentation against physical practice --- p.61 / The imagery intervention script --- p.62 / Significant Factor(s) in Predicting Performance --- p.63 / Nature of the task --- p.64 / The importance of the competition --- p.64 / The psychological skills employed --- p.65 / The Post-experimental Assessment --- p.66 / The outcome expectancy --- p.66 / The effectiveness of the imagery intervention --- p.67 / Conclusion --- p.67 / Recommendations for Future Research --- p.68 / Bibliography --- p.71 / Appendix --- p.82 / Appendix A: Informed Consent --- p.82 / Appendix B: Competitive State Anxiety Inventory - 2 Directions --- p.83 / Appendix C: Outcome Expectancy --- p.87 / Appendix D: Consumer Satisfaction --- p.88 / Appendix E: Treatment Integrity --- p.89