"As soon as the bat met the ball, i knew it was gone": Outcome prediction, hindsight bias, and the representation and control of action in expert and novice baseball players

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 669-675

  Gray, Rob ^a   Beilock, Sian L ^b   Carr, Thomas H ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 35348844191     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03196819     Document Type: Article

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