The role of effort in influencing the effect of anxiety on performance: Testing the conflicting predictions of processing efficiency theory and the conscious processing hypothesis

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 411-428

  Wilson, Mark ^a,b   Smith, Nickolas C ^a   Holmes, Paul S ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT; CONSCIOUSNESS; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SPORT; TIME;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CONSCIOUSNESS; EFFICIENCY; EXERTION; GOLF; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MENTAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SELF DISCLOSURE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34548649014     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712606X133047     Document Type: Article

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