Attentional Control Buffers the Effect of Public-Speaking Anxiety on Performance

Social Psychological and Personality Science

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 556-561

  Jones, Christopher R ^a   Fazio, Russell H ^a   Vasey, Michael W ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; attention; attentional control; public speaking; self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865184964     PISSN: 19485506     EISSN: 19485514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1948550611430166     Document Type: Article

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