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Entries by Roger Covin, Ph.D from 07/2011

How Stress Can Affect Athletic Performance: Listen Up, Tiger

| Posted 07.08.2011 | Canada
Read More: Stress, Stress Performance, Stress Sports, Tiger Woods Stress, Cortisol, Performance Anxiety, Tiger Woods, Stress Memory Loss, Canada News

The dreaded 'S' word has been attached to various athletes, with perhaps the biggest name being Tiger Woods, whose PGA ranking has plummeted since the scandal of his affair and subsequent divorce. But how exactly does psychological stress affect athletic performance?

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What Makes a Person Likeable?

| Posted 07.19.2011 | Canada
Read More: Being Likeable, Characteristics-of-Likeable-People, Likeability, Be a Good Friend, Make People Like You, Likeable, Canada News

While past experience teaches people the importance of things like trustworthiness and loyalty in relationships, society's most popular people tend to possess more superficial attributes. So, which qualities are most important for likeability?

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