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  1. Wayne Rooney reveals he's used visualisation to help him score goals for years. Could it help you to perform? Find out- bbc.co.uk/compete 9:22 AM May 17th via web
  2. Got a hidden talent for music, be it grime or operatic? Take our scientific musicality test & help UK researchers - bbc.in/sA8o7h 10:26 AM May 15th via web
  3. BBC News - Musicality test reveals UK's 'untapped talent' bbc.in/JbOzJY 3:39 AM May 14th via Tweet Button
  4. @RagnarRelay check out the great man's motivation and psychological training techniques with this BBC scientific test - bbc.in/HwO517 4:37 AM May 12th via web in reply to RagnarRelay
  5. @treeofsoccer like all BBC lab uk experiments, it'll be up for at least a year collecting data 4:17 PM May 11th via web in reply to treeofsoccer
  6. @treeofsoccer The psychologists will start analysing the data soon, & there'll be preliminary results (maybe a prog) in the late autumn 4:16 PM May 11th via web in reply to treeofsoccer
  7. @suebeesley Ahhh! Have another go! 3:23 PM May 11th via web in reply to suebeesley
  8. @VevieActive Thanks! We found it interesting that pressure doesn't have to turn into stress. Controlling emotions can have a big effect! 3:17 PM May 11th via web in reply to VevieActive
  9. @charl5000 Thanks! - which bit did you find most interesting? 3:13 PM May 11th via web in reply to charl5000
  10. @suebeesley we've found that some people have clicked on the 'keyboard' option by accident then attempted the grid with the mouse. Possible? 3:12 PM May 11th via web in reply to suebeesley
  11. Olympic timers will measure to 0.001 sec - bbc.in/JnkQlr, but how fast can you complete ‘The Grid’? Find out - bbc.in/HAt0X6 6:22 AM May 8th via web
  12. hoping our /compete data adds to this fantastic research RT @BPSOfficial Our virtual journal issue on Sports Psychology bit.ly/INhqqI 1:06 AM May 8th via web
  13. @TristanBeer Oh dear... maybe you don't have flash? 3:57 AM May 7th via web in reply to TristanBeer
  14. @SportieDoc 'Can You Compete Under Pressure?' is available worldwide, with full video analysis from Michael Johnson! bit.ly/IDtQnz 2:12 AM May 5th via web in reply to SportieDoc
  15. @TristanBeer sorry to here that. We think the problem is fixed so not sure what happened there. Did you refresh or press back? 8:43 AM May 4th via web in reply to TristanBeer
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