Cargando…
Manipulations to the Timing and Type of Instructions to Examine Motor Skill Performance Under Pressure
There is evidence that prescriptive versus discovery methods of learning can lead to breakdowns under pressure due to “reinvestment” of knowledge and a more conscious, controlled mode of control. There is some speculation that this breakdown is mediated by the attentional focus of the instructions....
Autores principales: | , , |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
Frontiers Research Foundation
2010
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3153805/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21833255 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2010.00196 |
_version_ | 1782209946797998080 |
---|---|
author | Ong, Nicole T. Bowcock, Alison Hodges, Nicola J. |
author_facet | Ong, Nicole T. Bowcock, Alison Hodges, Nicola J. |
author_sort | Ong, Nicole T. |
collection | PubMed |
description | There is evidence that prescriptive versus discovery methods of learning can lead to breakdowns under pressure due to “reinvestment” of knowledge and a more conscious, controlled mode of control. There is some speculation that this breakdown is mediated by the attentional focus of the instructions. We expected these effects to also be moderated by when in practice these instructions are given. Across two experiments, five groups practiced a forehand disk throwing task and we manipulated the timing and attentional focus of instructions. Internally directed instructions provided to participants early in practice resulted in a slower rate of acquisition (outcome error) and detrimental effects under stress, in comparison to the same instructions provided later in practice or not at all. Externally directed, technical instructions positively impacted rate of acquisition and regardless of when in practice they were provided, there were no adverse effects associated with instructions under pressure. These results show that the direction of attention encouraged by instructions moderates performance under stress as does the timing of presentation of these instructions. |
format | Online Article Text |
id | pubmed-3153805 |
institution | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
language | English |
publishDate | 2010 |
publisher | Frontiers Research Foundation |
record_format | MEDLINE/PubMed |
spelling | pubmed-31538052011-08-10 Manipulations to the Timing and Type of Instructions to Examine Motor Skill Performance Under Pressure Ong, Nicole T. Bowcock, Alison Hodges, Nicola J. Front Psychol Psychology There is evidence that prescriptive versus discovery methods of learning can lead to breakdowns under pressure due to “reinvestment” of knowledge and a more conscious, controlled mode of control. There is some speculation that this breakdown is mediated by the attentional focus of the instructions. We expected these effects to also be moderated by when in practice these instructions are given. Across two experiments, five groups practiced a forehand disk throwing task and we manipulated the timing and attentional focus of instructions. Internally directed instructions provided to participants early in practice resulted in a slower rate of acquisition (outcome error) and detrimental effects under stress, in comparison to the same instructions provided later in practice or not at all. Externally directed, technical instructions positively impacted rate of acquisition and regardless of when in practice they were provided, there were no adverse effects associated with instructions under pressure. These results show that the direction of attention encouraged by instructions moderates performance under stress as does the timing of presentation of these instructions. Frontiers Research Foundation 2010-11-16 /pmc/articles/PMC3153805/ /pubmed/21833255 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2010.00196 Text en Copyright © 2010 Ong, Bowcock and Hodges. http://www.frontiersin.org/licenseagreement This is an open-access article subject to an exclusive license agreement between the authors and the Frontiers Research Foundation, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original authors and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Psychology Ong, Nicole T. Bowcock, Alison Hodges, Nicola J. Manipulations to the Timing and Type of Instructions to Examine Motor Skill Performance Under Pressure |
title | Manipulations to the Timing and Type of Instructions to Examine Motor Skill Performance Under Pressure |
title_full | Manipulations to the Timing and Type of Instructions to Examine Motor Skill Performance Under Pressure |
title_fullStr | Manipulations to the Timing and Type of Instructions to Examine Motor Skill Performance Under Pressure |
title_full_unstemmed | Manipulations to the Timing and Type of Instructions to Examine Motor Skill Performance Under Pressure |
title_short | Manipulations to the Timing and Type of Instructions to Examine Motor Skill Performance Under Pressure |
title_sort | manipulations to the timing and type of instructions to examine motor skill performance under pressure |
topic | Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3153805/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21833255 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2010.00196 |
work_keys_str_mv | AT ongnicolet manipulationstothetimingandtypeofinstructionstoexaminemotorskillperformanceunderpressure AT bowcockalison manipulationstothetimingandtypeofinstructionstoexaminemotorskillperformanceunderpressure AT hodgesnicolaj manipulationstothetimingandtypeofinstructionstoexaminemotorskillperformanceunderpressure |