Emotion and automaticity: Impact of positive and negative emotions on novice and experienced performance of a sensorimotor skill

International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 227-237

  Vast, Robyn ^a   Young, Robyn ^a   Thomas, Patrick R ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

attention; automaticity; emotion; sensorimotor skill performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861009892     PISSN: 1612197X     EISSN: 1557251X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1612197X.2011.614848     Document Type: Article

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