Exploring the cognitive mechanisms of expertise in sport : progress and prospects
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Die Erforschung der kognitiven Mechanismen von Expertise im Sport : Fortschritt und Perspektiven |
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Autor: | Moran, Aidan; Campbell, Mark; Toner, John |
Erschienen in: | Psychology of sport and exercise |
Veröffentlicht: | 2019, 42 (50 years of FEPSAC: current and future directions to sport and exercise psychology research), S. 8-15, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Elektronische Ressource (online) Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 1469-0292, 1878-5476 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.psychsport.2018.12.019 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU202004002954 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
Objectives: The present paper elucidates some cognitive mechanisms of expertise in sport that have emerged from recent studies of three topics in psychology: motor imagery; flow and “clutch” states; and the “quiet eye” phenomenon. Design: A selective narrative review was conducted of research on the three preceding topics. Special consideration was given to recent studies by European researchers on these topics. Method: Following a brief overview of theoretical approaches to sport expertise, the paper examines certain cognitive mechanisms of elite athletic performance that have emerged from recent studies of motor imagery; flow and “clutch” states; and the “quiet eye” phenomenon. In the final section, conclusions are drawn about theoretical progress in understanding the cognitive mechanisms of expertise in sport. Results: The mechanisms underlying sport expertise reflect both task-specific and universal cognitive processes (e.g., mental representations). Conclusion: Considerable progress has been made in identifying the cognitive mechanisms underlying expertise in sport but additional research is required to address certain unresolved issues in this field.