The Perception & Action Podcast
Summary: Exploration of how psychological research can be applied to improving performance, accelerating skill acquisition and designing new technologies in sports and other high performance domains. Hosted by Rob Gray, professor of Human Systems Engineering at Arizona State University, the podcast will review basic concepts and discuss the latest research in these areas.
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What is “transfer of training”? How should we be assessing it and what does research tell us is the best way to achieve it?
A discussion with Mark Williams, Professor and Chair of the Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Recreation at the University of Utah. We discuss designing effective practice, talent identification and development and anticipation training.
Can the two opposing theoretical views of the role of attention in choking under pressure be integrated? A look at some theories that have attempted to do so and consideration of what still needs to be done in this area.
74 – Interview with Sam Vine, Exeter, Quiet Eye, Pressure, VR Training
Is focusing one’s attention on skill execution as a result of increased self-consciousness really the primary cause “choking under pressure”? Is the evidence in support of this theory flawed?
72 – Interview with Edward Coughlan, CIT, Skill Acquisition & Deliberate Practice
Skill Acquisition AZ (SAAZ) 2017 Meeting Announcement
How have researchers used virtual environments to distort reality, disobey gravity, create conflicting feedback, and alter an athlete’s perception in the name of science? How have they effectively brought rate events in sports into the lab?
70 – Interview with Anne Benjaminse, Groningen, Attentional Focus in Injury Prevention & Recovery
69 – Virtual Environments for Training & Understanding Sports Skills II: Evaluating the Evidence
68 – Interview with Emma Mosley, Southampton Solent, Emotional Intelligence, HRV & Pressure
67 – Virtual Environments for Training & Understanding Sports Skills I: Why, How and When?
66 – Interview with Gerard Jones, Bristol Rovers FC, Coaching to Develop Decision Making
65 – Body Awareness, Kinaesthetic Sensitivity & Proprioceptive Training
64 – Intermittent Vision: How Much Do We Need to Be Able to See To Act?
