Choking under pressure and working memory capacity: When performance pressure reduces fluid intelligence

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1005-1010

  Gimmig, David ^a   Huguet, Pascal ^a   Caverni, Jean Paul ^a   Cury, François ^a,b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

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EID: 34248165938     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03213916     Document Type: Article

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