Month: July 2025

545 – Turvey, Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective, Chapters 13 and 14 (JC52)

545 On another edition of the Perception-Action journal club, I am joined by Andrew Wilson and Marianne Davies to discuss chapters 13 and 14 from Michael Turvey’s book “Lectures on Perception: An Ecological Perspective”Download link Links:https://www.amazon.com/Lectures-Perception-Perspective-Michael-Turvey/dp/1138335266 More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)My ASU Web pagePodcast Facebook page (videos,…

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544 – My Next Book – The Advanced Ecological Approach to Skill Development: Getting More Out of the CLA

544 A few personal updates and a preview of my next book: The Advanced Ecological Approach to Skill Development: Getting More Out of the CLADownload link Link: More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)My ASU Web pagePodcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)Email: robgray@asu.edu Credits:The Flamin’ Groovies – Shake Some…

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543 – Why Do We Lose Calibration of Perceptual-Motor Skill so Quickly and What Can We Do About It?

543 Revisiting the topic of calibration in direct learning, with a specific focus on why we lose calibration when not practicing. The blessing and curse of having a high learning rate.Download link Articles:Better with each throw—a study on calibration and warm-up decrement of real-time consecutive basketball free throws in elite NBA athletesA serial-position curve in…

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542 – Training to Maintain, Skill Retention & Decay

542 How quickly does a skill decay if we don’t practice? How does it depend on factors such as complexity? What are the best ways to maintain skill?Download link Articles:Procedural skill retention and decay: A meta-analytic review.An extended challenge-based framework for practice design in sports coaching More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page…

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541 – Task Simplification, Simplexity & Further Evidence Against the Need for Fundamentals

541 What is Simplexity? How does it relate to Task Simplification? And a look at another study providing evidence against the fundamentals first approach.Download link Articles:The impact of task simplification in skill acquisition for young children from a simplexity approach More information:Subscribe in iOS/AppleSubscribe in Android/GoogleMy Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)My ASU Web…

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