Research Suggests That When Athletes Who Are Preparing for a Big

Research suggests that when athletes who are preparing for a big game visualise themselves training really hard for the game, they ____; when they visualise themselves actually winning the game, they ____.

A) tend to actually train less than usual and thus perform worse; in fact perform better
B) tend to actually train less than usual and thus perform worse; also actually tend to perform worse
C) tend to train harder than usual and thus perform better; in fact tend to perform worse
D) tend to train harder than usual and thus perform better; also tend to perform a little better