The effect of challenge and threat states on performance: An examination of potential mechanisms

Psychophysiology

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1417-1425

  Moore, Lee J ^a   Vine, Samuel J ^a   Wilson, Mark R ^a   Freeman, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Challenge; Demand resource evaluations; Emotions; Kinematics; Quiet eye; Threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866371552     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2012.01449.x     Document Type: Article

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