Article: But I can't pass that far! The influence of motor skill on decision making

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TitleBut I can't pass that far! The influence of motor skill on decision making
AuthorsBruce, L3 4 5
Farrow, D1 5
Raynor, A4 6
Mann, D2 7
KeywordsDecision making
Expertise
Motor skill
Perceptual-cognitive
Perceptual-motor
Issue Date2012
PublisherElsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/psychsport
CitationPsychology Of Sport And Exercise, 2012, v. 13 n. 2, p. 152-161 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2011.10.005
AbstractObjectives: The influence of motor skill on perceptual-cognitive and perceptual-motor decision making has been theorised but not verified empirically. Method: Expert (n=19), developmental (n=20), and lesser-skilled netballers (n=19) completed tests designed to evaluate three different components of domain-specific expertise: (i) motor skill-execution; (ii) perceptual-cognitive decision making; and (iii) perceptual-motor decision making. Results: Each of the three measures was found to improve commensurate with domain-specific skill. Decisions requiring movements (perceptual-motor) elicited more accurate decision making than simple verbal responses (perceptual-cognitive), irrespective of participant skill. Although motor skill was found to be related to the successful execution of a most appropriate movement in a game situation, it was not found to limit the nature of the decision made by participants. No evidence was found to support the supposition that lesser-skilled participants bias their perceptual-cognitive decisions towards ones supported by their motor ability. Conclusions: Results fail to comprehensively support the contemporary models for the development of perceptual-cognitive and perceptual-motor skill in sport. © 2011.
ISSN1469-0292
2011 Impact Factor: 1.867
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.063
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2011.10.005
ISI Accession Number IDWOS:000300525100008
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dc.contributor.authorBruce, L
dc.contributor.authorFarrow, D
dc.contributor.authorRaynor, A
dc.contributor.authorMann, D
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-03T06:16:08Z
dc.date.available2012-02-03T06:16:08Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractObjectives: The influence of motor skill on perceptual-cognitive and perceptual-motor decision making has been theorised but not verified empirically. Method: Expert (n=19), developmental (n=20), and lesser-skilled netballers (n=19) completed tests designed to evaluate three different components of domain-specific expertise: (i) motor skill-execution; (ii) perceptual-cognitive decision making; and (iii) perceptual-motor decision making. Results: Each of the three measures was found to improve commensurate with domain-specific skill. Decisions requiring movements (perceptual-motor) elicited more accurate decision making than simple verbal responses (perceptual-cognitive), irrespective of participant skill. Although motor skill was found to be related to the successful execution of a most appropriate movement in a game situation, it was not found to limit the nature of the decision made by participants. No evidence was found to support the supposition that lesser-skilled participants bias their perceptual-cognitive decisions towards ones supported by their motor ability. Conclusions: Results fail to comprehensively support the contemporary models for the development of perceptual-cognitive and perceptual-motor skill in sport. © 2011.
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dc.identifier.citationPsychology Of Sport And Exercise, 2012, v. 13 n. 2, p. 152-161 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2011.10.005
dc.identifier.citeulike9948070
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2011.10.005
dc.identifier.epage161
dc.identifier.hkuros198216
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000300525100008
dc.identifier.issn1469-0292
2011 Impact Factor: 1.867
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.063
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-84855752499
dc.identifier.spage152
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/144620
dc.identifier.volume13
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherElsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/psychsport
dc.publisher.placeNetherlands
dc.relation.ispartofPsychology of Sport and Exercise
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.subjectDecision making
dc.subjectExpertise
dc.subjectMotor skill
dc.subjectPerceptual-cognitive
dc.subjectPerceptual-motor
dc.titleBut I can't pass that far! The influence of motor skill on decision making
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. Victoria University
  2. The University of Hong Kong
  3. Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University
  4. University of South Australia
  5. Australian Institute of Sport
  6. Edith Cowan University
  7. University of New South Wales