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Optic variables used to judge future ball arrival position in expert and novice soccer players.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19304642     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Although many studies have looked at the perceptual-cognitive strategies used to make anticipatory judgments in sport, few have examined the informational invariants that our visual system may be attuned to. Using immersive interactive virtual reality to simulate the aerodynamics of the trajectory of a ball with and without sidespin, the present study examined the ability of expert and novice soccer players to make judgments about the ball's future arrival position. An analysis of their judgment responses showed how participants were strongly influenced by the ball's trajectory. The changes in trajectory caused by sidespin led to erroneous predictions about the ball's future arrival position. An analysis of potential informational variables that could explain these results points to the use of a first-order compound variable combining optical expansion and optical displacement.
Authors:
Cathy M Craig; Cédric Goulon; Eric Berton; Guillaume Rao; Laure Fernandez; Reinoud J Bootsma
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Attention, perception & psychophysics     Volume:  71     ISSN:  1943-3921     ISO Abbreviation:  Atten Percept Psychophys     Publication Date:  2009 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-03-23     Completed Date:  2009-05-11     Revised Date:  2011-02-24    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101495384     Medline TA:  Atten Percept Psychophys     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  515-22     Citation Subset:  C; IM    
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast, David Keir Building, 18-30 Malone Rd., Belfast BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland. cathy.craig@qub.ac.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acceleration
Adult
Athletic Performance
Depth Perception*
Discrimination (Psychology)
Humans
Judgment*
Male
Motion Perception*
Orientation*
Pattern Recognition, Visual*
Perceptual Distortion
Practice (Psychology)*
Psychophysics
Rotation
Soccer / psychology*
User-Computer Interface*
Young Adult

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