nˌʌnðəlˈɛs, vˈɪʒuːəl ænd ˈɔːdɪtˌoːɹi mˈɛntəl ˈɪmɪdʒᵻz ɑːɹ ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd æz bˌiːɪŋ ðə mˈoʊst fɹˈiːkwəntli ɛkspˈiəɹɪənst baɪ pˈiːpəl ˌɔːɹdɪnˈɛɹᵻli, ɪn kəntɹˈoʊld ɛkspˈɛɹɪmənts, ænd wɛn pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾɪŋ ɪn ɡˈaɪdᵻd ˈɪmɪdʒɹi, wɪð vˈɪʒuːəl ˈɪmɪdʒᵻz ɹᵻmˈeɪnɪŋ ðə mˈoʊst ɛkstˈɛnsɪvli ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃt ænd dˈɑːkjuːməntᵻd ɪn saɪəntˈɪfɪk lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ.
Nonetheless, visual and auditory mental images are reported as being the most frequently experienced by people ordinarily, in controlled experiments, and when participating in guided imagery, with visual images remaining the most extensively researched and documented in scientific literature.