Citation

McRobert AP, Ward P, Eccles DW, Williams AM. Br. J. Psychol. (1953) 2011; 102(3): 519-534.

Affiliation

Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK Department of Cognitive and Learning Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, USA Centre for Expert Performance Research, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA Discipline of Exercise and Sports Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, British Psychological Society, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.2044-8295.2010.02013.x

PMID

21752003

Abstract

We manipulated contextual information in order to examine the perceptual-cognitive processes that support anticipation using a simulated cricket-batting task. Skilled (N= 10) and less skilled (N= 10) cricket batters responded to video simulations of opponents bowling a cricket ball under high and low contextual information conditions. Skilled batters were more accurate, demonstrated more effective search behaviours, and provided more detailed verbal reports of thinking. Moreover, when they viewed their opponent multiple times (high context), they reduced their mean fixation time. All batters improved performance and altered thought processes when in the high context, compared to when they responded to their opponent without previously seeing them bowl (low context). Findings illustrate how context influences performance and the search for relevant information when engaging in a dynamic, time-constrained task.

Language: en