Perceptual load in sport and the heuristic value of the perceptual load paradigm in examining expertise-related perceptual-cognitive adaptations

Cognitive Processing

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 31-42

  Furley, Philip ^a   Memmert, Daniel ^a   Schmid, Simone ^b  

^a GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive adaptation; Compatibility; Distractor interference; Perceptual load; Sport

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COGNITION; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTUAL LOAD TASK; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETES; COGNITION; FEMALE; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPORTS; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874250305     PISSN: 16124782     EISSN: 16124790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10339-012-0529-x     Document Type: Article

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