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The Perception & Action Podcast — Science
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:

35A - Sport Science Shorts: Review of "The Arm", Injury Prevention & Recovery Sep 01, 2016

Show notes

One of the greatest challenges those of us working in sports currently face is how to keep athletes healthy and on the field. Should we take a conservative approach, giving them more rest days and not pushing them so hard in practice? Or should we believe what doesn't kill them will only make the stronger? Is there a way we can use analytics, biomechanics or movement analyses to predict when an injury is likely to occur? As parents, should we steering or kids away from sports with a higher likelihood of injury? How should we best manage the physical and psychological challenges associated with injury recovery? A review of the book "The Arm: Inside the Billion Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports" which explores these questions in the context of baseball pitching injuries.

Link:

The Arm: Inside the Billion Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Eilen Jewell _ Codeine Arms

Mondo Topless – It Hurts Me

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

35 – Flight Simulation & Training/Part vs Whole Practice Aug 30, 2016

Show notes

A discussion of the history of flight training with an emphasis on flight simulation. What makes a good simulator? Should it really perfectly re-create the real world? Can we identify effective pilots through screening tests?

-Part vs whole training in sport (Time 21:01)

Articles/links:

The Link Trainer

Naive Realism: Misplaced Faith in Realistic Displays Motion in depth: Adequate and inadequate simulation

Relationship between sustained, orientated, divided, and selective attention and simulated aviation performance: Training & pressure effects

Effectiveness of part-task training and increasing-difficulty training strategies: a meta-analysis approach

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Nymphea - Fly

Jenny O – Learned My Lessons

Live Ones – We'll Take You Higher

Dan Alfresco - Flying High

Mr & Mrs Smith – Summer in the Sky

The Above – You Make it Real

Box Elders - Hole

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34B - Adventures in Analytics: Intro to Bayes Theorem & Fantasy Football Aug 25, 2016

Show notes

What are conditional probabilities and how can they be used to help you draft and set you weekly lineup for a fantasy football team?

More About the Analysis:

http://perceptionaction.com/bayesintro

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Lame Drivers –Let Me Get Those Numbers Down

White Hillls – Condition of Nothing

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

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34A – Report from Sports Expertise Workshop Aug 23, 2016

Show notes

A few thoughts on the "Seeing the forest and the trees: Theoretical and practical issues in sport expertise" workshop held in conjunction with Annual Meeting of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSA) on June 14, 2016.

http://naspspa.com/2016-naspspa-conference-workshops/

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Seastock – Garage Rock Shuffle

Seastock – Upbeat Garage Rock

Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy

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34 – Plane Crash Analysis/Famous Sporting Errors Aug 16, 2016

Show notes

An analysis of some of the most serious plane crashes that were caused by human error with a goal of understanding what happened in terms of perceptual-motor and cognitive processes. What can we learn from these unfortunate incidents so that they never happen again?

-Some famous errors on the sports field (Time 23:48)

Articles/links:

http://www.planecrashinfo.com/cause.htm

Human Factors in Aviation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenerife_airport_disaster

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Florida_Flight_90

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiana_Airlines_Flight_214

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Gillicuddy- …Plays Guitar

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33 – Information Processing in Aviation /Self-Controlled Feedback in Sports Aug 02, 2016

Show notes

How do pilots use all the information from the outside environment, instruments and air traffic control to make decisions and act? Does their ability to sample information depend on experience? What are some of the common decision making errors that can occurs?

-Why do performers learn better when they can control when feedback is received? (Time 24:10)

Articles:

Priority and organization of information accessed by pilots in various phases of flight

Flying under pressure : Effects of anxiety on attention and gaze behavior in aviation

Anxiety and Cognitive Performance: Attentional Control Theory

Stimulus information as a determinant of reaction

Self-Controlled Feedback: Does it Enhance Learning Because Performers Get Feedback When They Need It?

Why self-controlled feedback enhances motor learning: Answers from electroencephalography and indices of motivation

Self-controlled concurrent feedback and the education of attention towards perceptual invariants

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Roger McGuinn – I'll Fly Away

The Embrooks – Feel Like Flying

Westy Reflector – Always in the Sky

Steve Wynn – Punching Holes in the Sky

Spakin Tree - Decision

Mikal Cronin – Control

Derek Clegg – Self Doubt

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32 – Spatial Disorientation in Aviation/Ironic Effects of Pressure in Pitching Jul 19, 2016

Show notes

How does a pilot know which way is up or whether they are banking left or right? Sounds easy, but maintaining spatial orientation is one of the most difficult challenges in aviation. What visual and vestibular information can be used to orient oneself and what illusions cause spatial disorientation?

-Can showing an athlete their opponent’s strengths lead to ironic errors under pressure? (Time 21:15)

Articles:

Aviation Visual Perception: Research, Misperception & Mishaps

Human Spatial Orientation

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Paul Collins Beat – Don’t Wait Up For Me

Mikal Cronin – Made My Mind Up

Zorak – Falling Down

Parting Gifts – Bound to Let Me Down

Lame Drivers – Throwing Stones

Von Hayes – Casual Strikeouts

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31 –Visual Perception in Aviation/ Manipulating Spatial & Temporal Constraints in Practice Jul 05, 2016

Show notes

What visual information can a pilot use to land a plane? What misperceptions can occur and how can they lead to crashes? What is the Black Hole Illusion?

-What is the best way to train an athlete: start easy or start hard?(Time 22:19)

Articles:

Aviation Visual Perception: Research, Misperception & Mishaps

Optic flow and visual analysis of the base-to-final turn

Visual judgments in motion

A psychophysical contribution to air safety: Simulator studies of visual illusions in night visual approaches

Active regulation of altitude as a function of optical texture

Perception and control of altitude: Splay and depression angles

The effects of pictorial detail on the timing of the landing flare: Results of a visual simulation experiment

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Persephone’s Bees – Paper Plane

Calexico - Fractured Air

Obits – No Fly List

Urinals – Black Hole

Nude Beach – Hit by a Hurricane

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30 –Driver Training & Testing/What is the Greatest Sports Record? Jun 21, 2016

Show notes

How effective is driver training and education? Is it helping to reduce accidents? Which countries have the most difficult driver’s tests? Can simulation help improve training and licensing procedures?

-What is the most unbreakable record in sports? (Time 17:56).

Articles/Books:

Understanding Driving

Driver Education Task Analysis

The effectiveness of driver training as a road safety measure: An international review of the literature

Evaluation of the effectiveness of a multi-skill program for training younger drivers on higher cognitive skills

Revisiting the ranking of outstanding professional sports records

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

OBN III’s – License Plate

Squire Tuck – Open Road

Calexico – Bend in the Road

Reigning Sound – Stormy Weather

Fred & Toody – We Won’t Break

Von Hayes– Hillyard Era

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29 –Risk Perception & Tolerance in Driving/Glare & Sports Jun 07, 2016

Show notes

How good are drivers at detecting the risks and dangers that lurk around the corner? What is the best way to assess this ability? Do people actually want some risk when driving? Is the desire for risk going to counteract our efforts to making make the road safer through interventions?

-How does glare effect sports performance and do products like eye black actually work? (Time 22:03).

Articles/Books/Links:

Understanding Driving

Flashbulb memories

Visual search of driving situations: Danger and experience Drivers' hazard perception ability: Situation awareness on the road Can a video-based hazard perception test used for driver licensing predict crash involvement? A Theory of Risk Homeostasis: Implications for Safety and Health

A driving-simulator test of Wilde's risk homeostasis theory

Risk homeostasis theory: Problems of the past and promises for the future

Lost in the Lights: The Effects of Glare on Catching Performance

Hazard Perception Test:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIx_u9IQFVM

More information:

http://perceptionaction.com/

My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)

My ASU Web page

Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)

Credits:

The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action

Raindogg – Risky Business

Tom Drexl – Memory

Matt Kurz One – Set of Wheels

Paul Collins Beat – Many Roads to Follow

Gentleman Jesse – If I Can See You

The Brought Low – Black River

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