Previous research has highlighted the importance of emotions in how we perceive risks, as well as the influence of mental imagery in eliciting emotions. This study examines the link between mental imagery, affect, and risk perception by manipulating the level of mental imagery into three categories: reinforced, spontaneous, or antecedent. The study operationalizes risk as the perceived risk of climate change among participants in response to the increasing environmental risk of adverse events due to climate change. (Bhavana Kunkalikar)