Ironic processes of concentration and suppression under pressure: A study on rifle shooting in Norwegian elite biathletes.
Khelifa BarturaFrank Eirik AbrahamsenHenrik GustafssonAntonis HatzigeorgiadisRecep GorguluPublished in: Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports (2024)
Trying to control repetitive priming attentional and negative thoughts reduces ironic performance errors to a similar degree under cognitive load conditions among biathletes, regardless of interference effects. Further research is needed to determine the effectiveness of suppressing task-relevant negative instructions in reducing the likelihood of ironic performance errors under pressure.