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Dec 7, 2015

My list of the top 5 stories in sports psychology/motor learning in 2015:

5.Skill acquisition is better when things look bigger

4.Is sports psychology research reliable

3.Neurodoping! Becoming a better athlete with brain stimulation

2.Yes, Virginia! There is a hot hand!

1.Perceptual-cognitive training in sports: science...


Dec 3, 2015

A discussion with Josh Miller, Assistant Professor of Decision Sciences at Bocconni University, about his and Adam Sanjurjo’s recent work which has reversed the findings of 30 years of research on performance streaks in sports. Their work provides pretty convincing evidence that the hot hand is not a fallacy...


Dec 1, 2015

News: Do soccer goalkeepers suffer from the gambler’s fallacy in penalty shoot-outs? Are expert sailors better at judging the direction of wind from the feel on their skin?

 

 Articles:

The gambler's fallacy in penalty shootouts

Expertise effects in cutaneous wind perception

 

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Nov 30, 2015

How do fans perceive the action going on in sports?  Does your ability to watch a sport improve with hours of practice in front of your TV?  How does the perception of fans differ from the perception of the athletes themselves? Why was the Fox puck pure evil?

Articles/links:

Action anticipation and motor resonance in...


Nov 24, 2015

How do we use vision to control the placement of our feet on rough terrain, to avoid spraining that ankle?  How do anxiety, fear and fatigue change the way we perform these activities?  What differs between elite and novice climbers?  Did I survive a rim to rim hike in the Grand Canyon? Let’s hit the...