Choking under pressure in sensorimotor skills: Conscious processing or depleted attentional resources?

@article{Gucciardi2008ChokingUP,
  title={Choking under pressure in sensorimotor skills: Conscious processing or depleted attentional resources?},
  author={Daniel F. Gucciardi and James A. Dimmock},
  journal={Psychology of Sport and Exercise},
  year={2008},
  volume={9},
  pages={45-59}
}
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