On the fragility of skilled performance: What governs choking under pressure?

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 701-725

  Beilock, Sian L ^a   Carr, Thomas H ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84978096406     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-3445.130.4.701     Document Type: Article

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