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Is anxiety really facilitative? reaction to the myth that cognitive anxiety always impairs sport performance

Damon Burton Division of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, University of Idaho,
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Sarah Naylor Division of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, University of Idaho,
Pages 295-302 | Received 06 May 1997, Published online: 14 Jan 2008

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