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EPISODE · Sep 29, 2015 · 22 MIN

11 –Performing & Choking Under Pressure

from The Perception & Action Podcast

We have all seen it.  A great athlete has a chance to win a championship.  All that is required for them to do something they have done hundreds of times before…sink a 3 foot putt, make a free throw, kick a 20 year field goal. And they miss!  In this episode I explore the fascinating topic of choking under pressure. Why do some athletes excel in these situations while others fail?  What causes choking and want can an athlete do to prevent it? Research confessions: Choking under pressure while talking about choking under pressure    Links to articles discussed: Test anxiety and direction of attention Choking under pressure: self-consciousness and paradoxical effects of incentives on skillful performance Paradoxical effects of supportive audiences on performance under pressure: The home field disadvantage in sports championships Thoughts and attention of athletes under pressure: skill-focus or performance worries? Attending to the Execution of a Complex Sensorimotor Skill: Expertise Differences, Choking, and Slumps On the fragility of skilled performance: what governs choking under pressure? Knowledge, Knerves and Know-How - the Role of Explicit Versus Implicit Knowledge in the Breakdown of a Complex Motor Skill under Pressure Changes in putting kinematics associated with choking and excelling under pressure The influence of anxiety on visual attentional control in basketball free throw shooting Quiet Eye Training: Effects on Learning and Performance Under Pressure Choking under pressure: the neuropsychological mechanisms of incentive-induced performance decrements   More information: http://www.perceptionactionpodcast.libsyn.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Twitter: @Shakeywaits Email: [email protected]   Credits:  The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Bellevue – Pressure Eric & Magill – Don’t Worr Wyldlife – She’s Making Me Nervous Mouthbreathers - Anxiety John Collins – Watching Over Me Farmertan – Ugly Truth  via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com    

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