Negative instructions and choking under pressure in aiming at a far target

Providing instructions to avoid an action may ironically increase the tendency to engage in that action, especially when attentional resources are taxed. In the perceptual-motor domain the role of anxiety in inducing such ironic effects has rarely been investigated even though anxiety both affects attention and plays a crucial role in...

Anxiety and ironic effects in aiming at a far target

In far aiming the negative intention not to miss may ironically increase the tendency to do precisely that. Although cognitive constraints enhance the occurrence of ironic effects in the perceptual-motor domain the role of anxiety in inducing such effects has rarely been investigated while anxiety is known to play a crucial role in performance...

Unwanted effects in aiming actions: The relationship between gaze behavior and performance in a golf putting task

Objectives Instructions to avoid an action may increase the tendency to engage in the action (ironic effects) or cause an undesirable increase in the opposing action (overcompensation). The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between gaze behavior and performance in a golf putting task when these kinds of unwanted effects occur....

Ironic effects in penalty shooting: The limiting factor is gaze behavior rather than task duration

Testing Using Telecommunication management