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={S. Beilock and T. Carr and C. MacMahon and J. Starkes}, journal={Journal of experimental psychology. Applied}, year={2002}, volume={8 1}, pages={ 6-16 } }
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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