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Researcher Sian Beilock

Psychologist Uses Brain Scans To Show Why Some Fail Under Pressure – And How To Avoid It

A star golfer misses a critical putt; a brilliant student fails to ace a test; a savvy salesperson blows a key presentation. Each of these people has suffered the same bump in mental processing: They have just choked under pressure. It is tempting to dismiss such failures as “just nerves.” But to University of Chicago […]

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