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John B. Gross
Researcher at University of Canberra
Publications - 5
Citations - 522
John B. Gross is an academic researcher from University of Canberra. The author has contributed to research in topics: Recall & Psychological testing. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 5 publications receiving 502 citations. Previous affiliations of John B. Gross include University of Iowa.
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Participation motivation in youth sports.
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Distinguishing psychological characteristics of expert cricket batsmen
Juanita R. Weissensteiner,Bruce Abernethy,Bruce Abernethy,Damian Farrow,Damian Farrow,John B. Gross +5 more
TL;DR: If mental toughness can be reliably predicted at an earlier age, it may be an attribute worthy of inclusion in future talent identification and development programs.
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Revisiting the relationship between pattern recall and anticipatory skill
TL;DR: The authors compared expert, intermediate and novice participants on their ability to recall and anticipate structured rugby union line-out patterns and found that the expert rugby players were able to anticipate structured patterns of play with significantly greater accuracy than the lesser skilled participants.
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Sex Differences in Achievement Cognitions and Performance in Competition
TL;DR: For instance, this paper found that females were more likely than males to predict a win in competition, but actual performance measures, postcompetition ability ratings, and attributions revealed more positive responses to competition by females than males.
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Competition and instructional set effects on the speed and accuracy of a throwing task.
John B. Gross,Diane L. Gill +1 more
TL;DR: Investigation of the effects of competition and instructional sets on the speed and accuracy of a dart-throwing task indicated that competition facilitated speed when speed was important, but when instructions emphasized accuracy, speed was slower in competition than in noncompetition.