Self-Consciousness and Performance Decrements Within a Sporting Context

Baumeister’s (1984) predicted negative correlation between self-consciousness and choking in the context of basketball free-throw shooting is tested, which indicates that training performance was superior to competition performance (i.e., that choking Occurred).

Abstract

(2001). Self-Consciousness and Performance Decrements Within a Sporting Context. The Journal of Social Psychology: Vol. 141, No. 1, pp. 150-152.