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- 1 February 2005
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Science
- Vol. 16 (2) , 101-105
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0956-7976.2005.00789.x
Abstract
We examined the relation between pressure-induced performance decrements, or “choking under pressure,” in mathematical problem solving and individual differences in working memory capacity. In cogn...Keywords
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