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9 Relevant Readings Beilock, S. (2010). Choke. NY: Free Press. Ericsson, K. A. (2009). Development of Professional Expertise. NY: Cambridge University Press. Gobet, F., & Clarkson, G. (2004). Chunks in expert memory: Evidence for the magical number four or is it two? Memory, 12(6), Gobet, F., Lane, P. C. R., Croker, S., Cheng, P. C. H., Jones, G., Oliver, I., & Pine, J. M. (2001). Chunking mechanisms in human learning. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 5(6), Guida, A., Gobet, F., Tardieu, H., & Nicolas, S. (2012). How chunks, long-term working memory and templates offer a cognitive explanation for neuroimaging data on expertise acquisition: A two-stage framework. Brain and Cognition, 79(3), doi: /j.bandc Nyhus, E., & Curran, T. (2010). Functional role of gamma and theta oscillations in episodic memory. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 34(7), doi: /j.neubiorev Image Credits Neurons image 4 slots of working memory and cerebral cortex Kevin Mendez and Barbara Oakley, 2014 Defense Language Institute logo, Octopus of attention and diffuse tentacles, images Kevin Mendez, 2014 Pinball images Kevin Mendez and Barbara Oakley, 2014 Puzzle images Kevin Mendez and Philip Oakley, 2014 Neurons firing together Kevin Mendez, 2014 Clip art courtesy Microsoft Corporation Music Credits Ashley Hall free music

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