TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - When paying attention becomes counterproductive: impact of divided versus skill-focused attention on novice and experienced performance of sensorimotor skills
JO  - Journal of experimental psychology: applied
A1  - Beilock, Sian L.
A1  - Carr, Thomas H.
A1  - MacMahon, Clare
A1  - Starkes, Janet L.
SP  - 6
EP  - 16
VL  - 8
IS  - 1
N2  - Two experiments examined the impact of attention on sensorimotor skills. In Experiment 1, experienced golfers putted under dual-task conditions designed to distract attention from putting and under skill-focused conditions that prompted attention to step-by-step putting performance. Dual-task condition putting was more accurate. In Experiment 2, right-footed novice and experienced soccer players dribbled through a slalom course under dual-task or skill-focused conditions. When using their dominant right foot, experts again performed better in the dual-task condition. However, when using their less proficient left foot, experts performed better in the skill-focused condition. Novices performed better under skill-focus regardless of foot. Whereas novices and the less-proficient performances of experts benefit from online attentional monitoring of step-by-step performance, high-level skill execution is harmed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1076-898X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -