From processing efficiency to attentional control: a mechanistic account of the anxiety–performance relationship

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A qualitative exploration of choking in elite golf. (2010, background): “As a result, task-relevant information is processed at a slower rate and choking is said to occur unless the athlete responds with increased “effort” (Wilson, 2008; Wilson, Smith, & Holmes, 2007); however, high levels of anxiety and/or the completion of a cognitively demanding task under pressure ar”
Choking in sport: a review (2010, background): “This is considered to be a result of the frequent and intense state anxiety response that athlete’s with high trait anxiety experience whilst under pressure, which overwhelms their working memory, causing processing inefficiency and encouraging choking (Wilson et al., 2007b; Wilson, 2008).”
Quiet Eye Training: Effects on Learning and Performance Under Pressure (2010, background): “Anxiety has been shown to influence attentional control, and as a result, much research aimed at understanding the anxiety-performance relationship has focused on the underlying attentional mechanisms (see Janelle, 2002 ; Wilson, 2008 , for reviews).”