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preferential matching

in an ESP free-response test, the use of a judge to evaluate a participant’s “calls,” or guesses, regarding their similarity to possible targets.

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May 3rd 2024

precompetition anxiety

precompetition anxiety

increased cognitive and physiological arousal before a competition. Precompetition anxiety may facilitate or inhibit performance, depending on the performer’s perception of readiness or apprehension. See debilitative anxiety; facilitative anxiety.