Vocabulary
Vulnerable
Able to be easily physically or mentally hurt, influenced, or attacked.
Practicing under stress can help athletes and performers perform better in real high-pressure situations.
T – Practicing under stress helps performers adapt to pressure.
Athletes and musicians often choke under _______ when they are in a crucial moment and fail to perform as expected.
Pressure
Glorious
Deserving great admiration, praise, and honour.
People who are self-conscious and anxious are more likely to choke under pressure.
T – People who are anxious and self-conscious are more likely to choke.
Actions that have become _______ and subconscious can be negatively affected when a person starts thinking about their exact mechanics.
Automatic
Extol
To praise something or someone very much.
Tasks that require working memory are especially vulnerable to choking under pressure.
T – Working memory tasks are especially vulnerable to pressure.
According to distraction theories, too many _______ can interfere with focusing on a task, leading to mistakes.
Distractions
Choking
Failing to perform well under pressure despite having the necessary skills.
Overanalyzing an action can interfere with performing it correctly.
T – Overanalyzing movements can interfere with automatic performance.
Pre-performance routines, such as deep breathing or cue words, can improve _______ under high-stress conditions.
Performance