Cao, Zheng; Price, Joseph; Stone, Daniel F. - In: Journal of Sports Economics 12 (2011) 3, pp. 231-252
The authors analyze the effects of psychological pressure on performance using National Basketball Association (NBA) free throw data from the 2002-2003 through 2009-2010 seasons. The authors find evidence that players choke under pressure— they shoot on average 5-10 percentage points worse...