Troland Award recognizes pioneering work on performance in high-stress situations

Video: Prof. Sian Beilock explains the psychology of choking and ways to prevent mistakes in key performances

Prof. Sian Beilock says athletes — U.S. Olympic hurdler Lolo Jones included — know exactly when they screw up

Prof. Sian Beilock examines the pscyhology behind volatile Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano

Prof. Sian Beilock finds body's response to stress can result in success or failure, depending on one's perspective

Study finds stress boosts performance for confident students, but holds back those with more anxiety

Prof. Sian Beilock discusses why Americans think they’re bad at math — and how to prevent math anxiety in schools

Assoc. Prof. Sian Beilock says in pressure situations, brain is often to blame for success and failure

Sian Beilock , associate professor in psychology, is one of six scholars to receive the 2011 Janet Taylor Spence Award for Transformative Early Career Contributions from the Association for Psychological...Read more

Students can combat test anxiety and improve performance by writing about their worries immediately before the exam begins, according to a University of Chicago study published in the journal Science...Read more

Sometimes it’s almost impossible to talk without using your hands. These gestures seem to provide a visual clue to our thoughts, and a new theory suggests they may even change...Read more

Sian Beilock studies why good performers fail—and how they succeed.

A star golfer misses a critical putt; a brilliant student fails to ace a test; a savvy salesperson blows a key presentation. Each of these people has suffered the same...Read more