We've all been in situations where the stakes are high. An interview for a dream job, a date with your crush, a presentation in front of an important client all may have caused butterflies in your stomach at one time. From the time you were a youth playing sports, you encountered situations where your performance would make or break a situation. A recent study from The Johns Hopkins University suggests that in situations like this, performance depends on two factors: the framing of the incentive in terms of a loss or a gain, and a person’s aversion to loss. Read more about this study and what it found out about performing under pressure.
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