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The Perception & Action Podcast

Exploration of how psychological research can be applied to improving performance, accelerating skill acquisition and designing new technologies in sports and other high performance domains. Hosted by Rob Gray, professor of Human Systems Engineering at Arizona State University, the podcast will review basic concepts and discuss the latest research in these areas.

Latest Episodes:

80 – Interview with Gaby Wulf & Rebecca Lewthwaite, OPTIMAL Theory of Motor Learning Oct 03, 2017

Show notes

A discussion with Gaby Wulf, Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences, UNLV, and Rebecca Lewthwaite, Director of Rehabilitation Outcomes Management at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center and adjunct faculty at USC. We discuss the OPTIMAL theory of motor learning: Optimizing performance through intrinsic motivation and attention for learning.

More information about my guests:

https://faculty.unlv.edu/wpmu/gwulf/

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gabriele_Wulf

http://pt.usc.edu/rlewthwaite/

More information about OPTIMAL:

http://optimalmotorlearning.com/

Optimizing performance through intrinsic motivation and attention for learning: The OPTIMAL theory of motor learning

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

Twitter: @Shakeywaits

Email: robgray@asu.edu

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Lo Fi is Hi Fi - I'm on a Talk Show

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

via freemusicarchive.org

79 – Designing Affective Practice I: Using Pressure to Aid Motor Learning Sep 26, 2017

Show notes

Why is it important to include emotional context in practice? A look at the evidence for the beneficial effects of anxiety in training and guidelines for implementing pressure training.

Articles/links:

The dynamics of expertise acquisition in sport: The role of affective learning design

Training with mild anxiety may prevent choking under higher levels of anxiety

Perceptual-motor learning benefits from increased stress and anxiety

Practice with anxiety improves performance, but only when anxious: Evidence for the specificity of practice hypothesis The Effects of High- and Low-Anxiety Training on the Anticipation Judgments of Elite Performers

Igniting the Pressure Acclimatization Training Debate: Contradictory Pilot-Study Evidence from Australian Football

The Effect of Manipulating Training Demands and Consequences on Experiences of Pressure in Elite Netball

Differential effects of task-specific practice on performance in a simulated penalty kick under high-pressure

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

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Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

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78 – New Research on Changing Movement Patterns Sep 19, 2017

Show notes

When a coach identifies a maladaptive movement pattern in an athlete, what is the best way to change it? Do formal biomechanical evaluations help? How can we identify the origins of the problem? How can we improve agility and speed without disrupting perception-action coupling?

Articles/links:

Do baseball pitchers improve mechanics after biomechanical evaluations?

A problem-solving process to identify the origins of poor movement Cognitive Training for Agility: The Integration Between Perception and Action Attentional Focus and Cueing for Speed Development

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

Subscribe in iOS/Apple

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Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

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77 – Achieving & Assessing Transfer in Sport Training Sep 12, 2017

Show notes

What is "transfer of training"? How should we be assessing it and what does research tell us is the best way to achieve it?

Articles/links:

Motor imagery and 'placebo-racket effects' in tennis serve performance

Transfer of Movement Control in Skill Learning

Changes in balance coordination and transfer to an unlearned balance task after slackline training: a self-organizing map analysis Riding a reverse bicycle

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

Subscribe in iOS/Apple

Subscribe in Anroid/Google

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

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76 – Interview with Mark Williams, Utah, Talent ID and Development Sep 05, 2017

Show notes

A discussion with Mark Williams, Professor and Chair of the Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Recreation at the University of Utah. We discuss designing effective practice, talent identification and development and anticipation training.

More information about my guest:

https://faculty.utah.edu/u6006972-ANDREW_MARK_WILLIAMS/research/index.hml

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

Twitter: @Shakeywaits

Email: robgray@asu.edu

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Lo Fi is Hi Fi - I'm on a Talk Show

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

75 – Attentional Theories of Choking Under Pressure Revisited II: Integrative Theories Aug 29, 2017

Show notes

Can the two opposing theoretical views of the role of attention in choking under pressure be integrated? A look at some theories that have attempted to do so and consideration of what still needs to be done in this area.

Articles/links:

Choking Under Pressure: Multiple Routes to Skill Failure Anxiety and perceptual-motor performance: toward an integrated model of concepts, mechanisms, and processes An Integrative Framework of Stress, Attention, and Visuomotor Performance Self-Presentation Origins of Choking: Evidence from Separate Pressure Manipulations Expertise Differences in Attentional Control between and within Baseball Batters

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

Subscribe in iOS/Apple

Subscribe in Anroid/Google

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Rival Sons – Pressure and Time

Izzy Stradlin – Pressure Drop

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

74 – Interview with Sam Vine, Exeter, Quiet Eye, Pressure, VR Training Aug 22, 2017

Show notes

A discussion with Sam Vine. Senior Lecturer of Psychology & Human Movement Science from the University of Exeter. We discuss recent research and unresolved issues related to the Quiet Eye, appraisal of stress and performing under pressures, and Sam's new VR training venture, Cineon Training.

More information about my guest:

http://sshs.exeter.ac.uk/staff/index.php?web_id=Samuel_Vine

https://www.youtube.com/user/samueljvine

https://twitter.com/SamuelJamesVine

http://www.cineon.training/

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Samuel_Vine

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

Twitter: @Shakeywaits

Email: robgray@asu.edu

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Lo Fi is Hi Fi - I'm on a Talk Show

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

via freemusicarchive.org

73 – Attentional Theories of Choking Under Pressure Revisited I: Critiques Aug 15, 2017

Show notes

Is focusing one's attention on skill execution as a result of increased self-consciousness really the primary cause "choking under pressure"? Is the evidence in support of this theory flawed?

Articles/links:

Putting pressure on theories of choking: towards an expanded perspective on breakdown in skilled performance

The fourth dimension: A motoric perspective on the anxiety–performance relationship

Anxiety and perceptual-motor performance: toward an integrated model of concepts, mechanisms, and processes

Preprint of new Chapter:

The many threats of self-consciousness: Embodied approaches to choking under pressure in sensorimotor skills

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

Subscribe in iOS/Apple

Subscribe in Anroid/Google

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

72 – Interview with Edward Coughlan, CIT, Skill Acquisition & Deliberate Practice Aug 08, 2017

Show notes

A discussion with Edward Coughlan. Lecturer in Skill Acquisition at the Cork Institute of Technology in Ireland. We discuss practice design, skill acquisition, deliberate practice, and occlusion training with Chin Up Googles.

More information about my guest:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Edward_Coughlan2

http://dredwardcoughlan.com/profile/

https://twitter.com/DrSkillAcq

http://www.chinupgoggles.com/

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

Twitter: @Shakeywaits

Email: robgray@asu.edu

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Lo Fi is Hi Fi - I'm on a Talk Show

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

via freemusicarchive.org

Skill Acquisition AZ (SAAZ) 2017 Meeting Announcement Aug 07, 2017

Show notes

Meeting webpage: http://perceptionaction.com/saaz/

If you are interested in attending please take the short survey on this page to help choose a date and provide info about presentation topics.

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