Choke : what the secrets of the brain reveal about getting it right when you have to
(2010)
By:
Beilock, Sian
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
153.9/BEILOCK,S
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Free Press, [2010]
©2010
©2010
EDITION
First Free Press hardcover edition
DESCRIPTION
viii, 294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781416596172, 1416596178
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
The curse of expertise -- Training success -- Less can be more: why flexing your prefrontal cortex is not always beneficial -- Brain differences between the sexes: a self-fulfilling prophecy? -- Bombing the test: why we choke under pressure in the classroom -- The choking cure -- Choking under pressure: from the green to the stage -- Fixing the cracks in sport and other fields: anti-choke techniques -- Choking in the business world