• DOI:10.1037/1076-898X.8.1.6
Corpus ID: 15358285

When paying attention becomes counterproductive: impact of divided versus skill-focused attention on novice and experienced performance of sensorimotor skills.

@article{Beilock2002WhenPA,
  title={When paying attention becomes counterproductive: impact of divided versus skill-focused attention on novice and experienced performance of sensorimotor skills.},
  author={Sian L. Beilock and Thomas H. Carr and Clare MacMahon and Janet L. Starkes},
  journal={Journal of experimental psychology. Applied},
  year={2002},
  volume={8 1},
  pages={
          6-16
        }
}

Sian L. Beilock, Thomas H. Carr, +1 author Janet L. Starkes

Published 2002

Psychology, Medicine

Journal of experimental psychology. Applied

Two experiments examined the impact of attention on sensorimotor skills. In Experiment 1, experienced golfers putted under dual-task conditions designed to distract attention from putting and under skill-focused conditions that prompted attention to step-by-step putting performance. Dual-task condition putting was more accurate. In Experiment 2, right-footed novice and experienced soccer players dribbled through a slalom course under dual-task or skill-focused conditions. When using their… CONTINUE READING

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