Get Me Out of This Slump! Visual Illusions Improve Sports Performance

Psychological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 397-399

  Witt, Jessica K ^a   Linkenauger, Sally A ^b   Proffitt, Dennis R ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 84859843624     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797611428810     Document Type: Article

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