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Silly Sports Rituals? Think Again
Five days left, 5 psychological science highlights: Counting down to the Olympic Opening Ceremony, with research insights on sports and performance. #5. Have you seen Michelle Jenneke’s prerace routine? How about Stephanie Rice before she
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Reaching Olympic Heights – Insights on Sports Performance from Psychological Science
The 2012 Olympics in London are about to start, and millions around the world will admire and ponder the mysteries of athletic performance. Psychological scientists are no exception. Researchers have examined how visual illusions improve
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Eurocopa 2012: El arte de ganar (o perder) una tanda de penaltis [Euro 2012: The art of winning (or losing) a penalty shoot-out]
ABC España: Dos hombres, un balón y una portería separados por once metros. No existe una línea tan fina en el mundo del deporte entre la gloria y el fracaso como la tanda de penaltis
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A Fan’s Brain
The New Yorker: The psychology of sports fandom is often so obvious and unsubtle in its raw tribalism that it can seem silly to apply academic rigor to the subject. “They Saw a Game: A
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The New Neuroscience of Choking
The New Yorker: Last Sunday, at the Memorial golf tournament in Dublin, Ohio, Rickie Fowler looked like the man to beat. He entered the tournament with momentum: Fowler had recently gained his first ever P.G.A.
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Visualize and Score… BIG!
Scientific American: I love optical illusions. They make me feel clever if I can figure them out and even when I have to peek at the answer, it’s still fun to find out how my
