Performance psychology : perception, action, cognition, and emotion / edited by Markus Raab, Babett Lobinger, Sven Hoffmann, Alexandra Pizzera, Sylvain Laborde German Sport University Cologne Institute of Psychology Cologne, Germany.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Performance Psychology: Perception, Action, Cognition, and Emotion presents a scientific guide to performance psychology research, looking at the behavior of individuals and groups toward achieving specific goals. The book identifies factors that add to or take away from the ability to achieve those goals in music, performance arts, and sport. Empirical studies reviewed in this book employ a variety of methods, including experimental, diagnostic, and intervention approaches"-- Back cover.

The building blocks of performance : an overview / Markus Raab -- Theoretical framework of performance psychology : an action theory perspective / Jürgen R. Nitsch and Dieter Hackfort -- Measurement considerations in performance psychology / Gershon Tenenbaum and Edson Filho -- Applications within performance psychology / Terry Clark and Aaron Williamon -- Performance phenomena of cognitive-action interaction / Babett H. Lobinger -- Improving performance by means of action-cognition coupling in athletes and coaches / Gloria B. Solomon -- Music performance : expectations, failures, and prevention / Eckart Altenmüller and Christos I. Ioannou -- Motor imagery and mental training in older adults / Michael Kalicinski, Monika Thomas and Babett H. Lobinger -- Bridging the gap between perception and cognition : an overview / Sven Hoffmann -- Performance and error monitoring : causes and consequences / Sven Hoffmann -- Committing errors as a consequence of an adverse focus of attention / Daniel Schneider -- Lifestyle and interventions for improving cognitive performance in older adults / Patrick D. Gajewski and Michael Falkenstein -- Bridging the gap between perception and action : an overview / Alexandra Pizzera -- Capturing motion for enhancing performance : an embodied cognition perspective on sports and the performing arts / Vassilis Sevdalis and Clemens Wöllner -- Auditory action perception / Christian Kennel and Alexandra Pizzera -- Visual perception in expert action / Rita de Oliveira -- Bridging the gap between emotion and cognition : an overview / Sylvain Laborde -- Performing under pressure : influence of personality-trait-like individual differences / Emma Mosley and Sylvain Laborde -- The influence of hormonal stress on performance / Franziska Lautenbach and Sylvain Laborde -- Performing under pressure : high-level cognition in high-pressure environments / K. Werner.