Priming as a means of preventing skill failure under pressure

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 518-536

  Ashford, Kelly J ^a   Jackson, Robin C ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention; Choking; Explicit monitoring; Skill execution

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; SPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOCKEY; HUMANS; MALE; REACTION TIME; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 77958187973     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.32.4.518     Document Type: Article

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