Dr Andrew Cooke

Senior Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Science

Contact info

Location: Room G302.1, George Building, School of Sport Health & Exercise Sciences

Email: a.m.cooke@bangor.ac.uk

Bio: I am a lecturer conducting research in Psychophysiology, Sport Psychology and Skill Acquisition. I am particularly interested in understanding the mechanisms that underpin human performance, and psychophysiological interventions to enhance performance (e.g., brain training). I work with a number of high-profile organisations in sport, business and health. I am a member of the Institute for the Psychology of Elite Performance (IPEP) and lead the Psychophysiology of Performance Laboratory (POP-Lab).

IPEP webpage: http://ipep.bangor.ac.uk/

POP-Lab webpage: https://sites.google.com/view/pop-lab/home

  1. Article › Research › Peer-reviewed
  2. Published

    Preparation for action: Psychophysiological activity preceding a motor skill as a function of expertise, performance outcome, and psychological pressure

    Cooke, A., Kavussanu, M., Gallicchio, G., Willoughby, A., McIntyre, D. & Ring, C., 1 Apr 2014, In: Psychophysiology. 51, 4, p. 374-384

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Psychological, muscular and kinematic factors mediate performance under pressure

    Cooke, A., Kavussanu, M., McIntyre, D. & Ring, C., Nov 2010, In: Psychophysiology. 47, 6, p. 1109-1118

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Quiet eye training expedites motor learning and aids performance under heightened anxiety: The roles of response programming and external attention

    Moore, L. J., Vine, S. J., Cooke, A., Ring, C. & Wilson, M. R., Jul 2012, In: Psychophysiology. 49, 7, p. 1005-1015

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Quiet eye training: A means to implicit motor learning

    Vine, S., Moore, L., Cooke, A., Ring, C. & Wilson, M., 1 Nov 2013, In: International Journal of Sport Psychology. 44, 4, p. 367-386

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Readying the head and steadying the heart: a review of cortical and cardiac studies of preparation for action in sport

    Cooke, A., 2013, In: International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 6, 1, p. 122-138

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Should I stay or should I go now? Empirical and real-life observations of the effect of uniform colour on inhibitory control

    Park, S. H., Lam, W.-K., Uiga, L., Cooke, A., Capio, C. & Masters, R., 4 Jul 2023, In: Journal of Cognitive Psychology. 35, 5, p. 571-577 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Some pressures are more equal than others: Effects of isolated pressure on performance

    Henderson, J., Kavussanu, M., Cooke, A. & Ring, C., May 2024, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 72, 102592.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Published

    The Effects of Individual and Team Competitions on Performance, Emotions, and Effort

    Cooke, A., Kavussanu, M., McIntyre, D. & Ring, C., 1 Apr 2013, In: Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 35, 2, p. 132-143

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  10. Published

    The effect of unilateral hand contractions on psychophysiological activity during motor performance: Evidence of verbal-analytical engagement

    Hoskens, M., Bellomo, E., Uiga, L., Cooke, A. & Masters, R., 30 May 2020, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 48, 101668.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  11. Published

    The effects of fatigued working memory functions on hypothesis testing during acquisition of a motor skill

    Hoskens, M., Uiga, L., Cooke, A., Capio, C. & Masters, R., Jun 2022, In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. 151, 6, p. 1306–1324

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review