Quiet-eye training, perceived control and performing under pressure

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 721-728

  Wood, Greg ^a   Wilson, Mark R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Choking; Competence; Contingency; Penalty kicks; Visual attention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863748288     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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