Choke : what the secrets of the brain reveal about getting it right when you have to

Author

Sian Beilock

Call Number

• 153.9 B4226 (CEN)

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Edition

1st Free Press hardcover ed.

Publication Information

New York : Free Press, 2010.

Physical Description

viii, 294 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents

• 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.