It is often said that there are two types of psychological processes: one that is intentional,
controllable, conscious, and inefficient, and another that is unintentional, uncontrollable …

The literature base regarding the development of sporting talent is extensive, and includes
empirical articles, reviews, position papers, academic books, governing body documents …

Traditionally, ritual has been studied from broad sociocultural perspectives, with little
consideration of the psychological processes at play. Recently, however, psychologists have …

This paper describes the nature and utility of the think aloud method for studying thinking
that qualitative researchers from any disciplinary background can consider as an option for …

This review aims to classify and clarify, from a neuroanatomical, neurophysiological, and
psychological perspective, different memory models that are currently widespread in the …

This article provides a neurobiological account of symptoms that have been called
'hysterical','psychogenic'or 'medically unexplained', which we will call functional motor and …

We present a synthetic theory of skilled action which proposes that cognitive processes
make an important contribution to almost all skilled action, contrary to influential views that …

Why are some performers exhilarated and energized about performing in public, while
others feel a crushing sense of fear and dread, and experience public performance as an …

Attention is a core property of all perceptual and cognitive operations. Given limited capacity
to process competing options, attentional mechanisms select, modulate, and sustain focus …

Over the past 15 years, research on focus of attention has consistently demonstrated that an
external focus (ie, on the movement effect) enhances motor performance and learning …