| Expertise and attunement to kinematic constraints. | |
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PMID: 18686711 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Three experiments were undertaken to ascertain the extent to which expertise in natural anticipatory tasks is characterised by superior attunement to the biomechanical (kinematic) constraints of the movement pattern being observed. Twelve world-class and twelve non-expert badminton players were required to predict the depth of an opponent's stroke from either video displays or point-light displays of the opposing player's hitting action. The information available within the displays was manipulated through temporal and/or spatial occlusion. Consistent with predictions that can be derived from the constraint-attunement hypothesis (Vicente and Wang, 1998 Psychological Review 105 33-57), experts showed: (i) an unchanged pattern of information pick-up when the display was reduced from video to point-light and only kinematic information was available; (ii) superior information pick-up from kinematic features that non-experts could use; and (iii) attunement to early kinematic information from the lower body to which non-experts were not sensitive. Consistent with predictions that can be derived from a common-coding perspective (Prinz, 1997 European Journal of Cognitive Psychology 9 129-154), the anticipation of stroke depth was facilitated more for experts than non-experts when the perceptual display provided linked segment information reminiscent of the cross-segmental torque transfers that occur during expert movement production. |
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Authors:
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Bruce Abernethy; Khairi Zawi; Robin C Jackson |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Perception Volume: 37 ISSN: 0301-0066 ISO Abbreviation: Perception Publication Date: 2008 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-08-08 Completed Date: 2008-11-10 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372307 Medline TA: Perception Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 931-48 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Institute of Human Performance, The University of Hong Kong, FHSC, 111-113 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China. bruceab@hkucc.hku.hk |
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Cues Distance Perception / physiology* Humans Male Motion Perception / physiology* Motor Skills / physiology* Movement / physiology* Professional Competence Psychomotor Performance / physiology Racquet Sports / physiology, psychology* Statistics as Topic |
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