The Perception & Action Podcast

..where I discuss how psychological research can be applied to improving performance, accelerating skill acquisition & designing technologies.

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573 – Reflections from the Road: The Critical Importance of Having Movements that are Information Driven in Practice

573 Reflections from giving feedback on LOTS of practice lately about what I am now calling the “second lowest hanging fruit” in improving practice: making movements information-driven not coach-driven.Download...

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572 – An Emergent Discussion with Martial Arts Coach Adam Singer

572 I am joined by Adam Singer, martial arts instructor at SBG Athens for an emergent discussion on applying ecological dynamics. What are some of the weaknesses with the...

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571 – My Coach Education Workshops & New Book

571 A preview of the coach education workshops I have been developing. Some of the resources I have found helpful, the lessons I have learned, and how to schedule...

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570 – Gibson, The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception, Chaps 8 – Affordances  (JC 63)

570 Join Andrew, Marianne, and me as we discuss one of Gibson’s most important contributions: the concept of affordances!  A review of Chapter 8 of An Ecological Approach to...

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569 – Gibson, The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception, Chaps 6-7  (JC 62)

569 Join Andrew, Marianne, and me as we start a new book. Looking at Chapters 6 and 7 from Gibson’s “1979 book”: The Ecological Approach to Visual PerceptionDownload link...

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568 – Representations with Andrew Wilson

568 A discussion with Andrew Wilson about representations? What are they exactly? Why do people propose we need them? Can we really have a non-representational theory of behavior?Download link...

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