The Perception & Action Podcast - Sports Science & Psychology Talk

How do people regulate and modify their emotions (e.g., when pretending to like a bad gift)? Is this what is involved in choking under pressure? Why do people slip on ice – is our visual system letting us down, literally? Why does everybody hate fruit cake – a lesson in multisensory perception?   Articles: Esteem threat, self-regulatory breakdown, and emotional distress as factors in self-defeating behavior Temporal links to performing under pressure in international soccer penalty shootouts Reappraising Threat: How to Optimize Performance Under Pressure There's No Prospective Information About Friction, or, Why I Fell Over on the Ice A systems perspective of slip and fall accidents on icy and snowy surfaces Why walkers slip: shine is not a reliable cue for slippery ground On the psychological impact of food colour   More information: http://www.perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Twitter: @Shakeywaits Email: robgray@asu.e