Stereotype threat and sport: Can athletic performance be threatened?

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 597-609

  Beilock, Sian L ^a   McConnell, Allen R ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Choking under pressure; Expertise; Motor skill; Stereotype threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 12444308234     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.26.4.597     Document Type: Review

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