Evidence of choking under pressure on the PGA Tour

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 175-182

  Wells, Brett M ^a   Skowronski, John J ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84859646578     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01973533.2012.655629     Document Type: Article

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