The size and shape of the attentional "spotlight" varies with differences in sports expertise

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 147-157

  Hüttermann, Stefanie ^a   Memmert, Daniel ^a   Simons, Daniel J ^b  

^a GERMAN SPORT UNIVERSITY COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Focus of attention; Visuospatial attention; Zoom lens

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPATIAL PROCESSING; SPORTS;

EID: 84899852523     PISSN: 1076898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/xap0000012     Document Type: Article

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