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  • High-pressure situations magnify the environmental subtleties we have talked about, and not only contribute to the gender divide but to racial achievement gaps, as well.

    Choke Ph.D. Sian Beilock 2010

  • High-pressure environments induce a variety of brain and body reactions.

    Choke Ph.D. Sian Beilock 2010

  • High-pressure situations magnify the environmental subtleties we have talked about, and not only contribute to the gender divide but to racial achievement gaps, as well.

    Choke Ph.D. Sian Beilock 2010

  • High-pressure blasts of compressed air then turned the brain into a slurry that squirted out through the same hole in the skull, often spraying brain tissue around and splattering the hose operator in the process.

    Mystery Disease Among Slaughterhouse Workers « Isegoria 2008

  • High-pressure environments induce a variety of brain and body reactions.

    Choke Ph.D. Sian Beilock 2010

  • High-pressure jets of water and compressed air scoured the hardened concrete to rid it of dirt, rocks, and, especially, laitance.

    Colossus Michael Hiltzik 2010

  • High-pressure environments induce a variety of brain and body reactions.

    Choke Ph.D. Sian Beilock 2010

  • High-pressure callers often demand personal information with scams such as the promise of an extravagant vacation at an attractive price if only you will act now or lose the offer.

    Identity Theft: How To Avoid It James E. McWhinney 2010

  • High-pressure situations magnify the environmental subtleties we have talked about, and not only contribute to the gender divide but to racial achievement gaps, as well.

    Choke Ph.D. Sian Beilock 2010

  • High-pressure jets of water and compressed air scoured the hardened concrete to rid it of dirt, rocks, and, especially, laitance.

    Colossus Michael Hiltzik 2010

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