Visualization and Mental Reinstatement (cont.)
You can visualize yourself playing the musical piece that you’re about to perform, or hitting the ball, or making the shot.
You can visualize yourself in the location that you will take the test while you’re studying the night before.
During the test, you can mentally reinstate the context you were in while you studied for the exam. If you can’t remember a word or concept while taking the exam, don’t panic! Think back to the context in which you were studying. What other things were happening at the time? What other things were you learning?
You can mentally reinstate both the physical and mental contexts that you were in while studying.