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{{Short description|Multidisciplinary study of human performance}}
'''Performance science''' is the multidisciplinary study of human performance. It draws together methodologies across numerous scientific disciplines, including those of [[biomechanics]], [[economics]], [[physiology]], [[psychology]], and [[sociology]], to understand the fundamental skills, mechanisms, and outcomes of performance activities and experiences.<ref name = Frontiers>{{cite web |url=http://journal.frontiersin.org/journal/psychology/section/performance-science#about |title=Frontiers in Psychology: Performance Science; Scope |last1=Williamon |first1=Aaron |website=Frontiers in Psychology: Performance Science |publisher=[[Frontiers Media]] |access-date=14 December 2015 }}</ref> It carries implications for various domains of skilled human activity, often performed under extreme [[performance anxiety|stress]] and/or under the scrutiny of [[audience]]s or [[performance evaluation|evaluators]]. These include performances across the [[performing arts|arts]], [[Sport psychology|sport]],  [[educational psychology|education]], and [[Industrial and organizational psychology|business]], particularly those occupations involving the delivery of highly trained skills such as in [[surgery]] and [[management]].<ref name = Frontiers />

== Centers of research and teaching==
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*USC Performance Science Institute, [[University of Southern California]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.marshall.usc.edu/faculty-research/labs-and-institutes/usc-performance-science-institute | title=USC Performance Science Institute | access-date= 25 September 2018}}</ref>
*[[711th Human Performance Wing]], [[Wright-Patterson Air Force Base]]
*Centre for Human Performance Sciences, [[Stellenbosch University]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www0.sun.ac.za/humanperformance/home.html | title=Centre for Human Performance Sciences, Stellenbosch University | access-date=14 December 2015}}</ref>
*Centre for Performance Science, a partnership of the [[Royal College of Music]] and [[Imperial College London]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.performancescience.ac.uk | title=Centre for Performance Science | access-date=15 June 2016}}</ref>
*Human Performance Science Research Group, [[University of Edinburgh]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ed.ac.uk/education/rke/centres-groups/human-performance-science | title=Human Performance Science Research Group, University of Edinburgh | access-date=14 December 2015}}</ref>
*Performance and Science Working Group, [[Theatre and Performance Research Association]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tapra.org/groups/performance-and-science/ | title=Performance and Science Working Group, TaPRA | access-date= 20 June 2016}}</ref>
*Performance Science Unit, [[Sports Institute for Northern Ireland]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sini.co.uk/what-we-offer/performance-science/ | title=Sports Institute for Northern Ireland | access-date= 14 December 2015}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Environmental psychology]]
* [[Industrial and organizational psychology]]
* [[Military psychology]]
* [[Music psychology]]
* [[Sport psychology]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.performancescience.org International Symposium on Performance Science]
*[http://journal.frontiersin.org/journal/psychology/section/performance-science#about Frontiers in Psychology: Performance Science (journal)]

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