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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511 – Applying the Predictive Processing Theory of Action Control to Practice Design in Sports

511 A look at the Predictive Processing of Action Control and how it might be applied to practice design through the element of surprise. Download link Articles:The Element of...

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510 – Self-Organization, The Great Unknown: Preview of the 2024 Baseball Skill Acquisition Summit

510 I am joined by Randy Sullivan and Frans Bosch to preview the annual Florida Baseball Armory Baseball Skill Acquisition Summit which will be held on Oct 19-20. Unraveling...

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509 – A Call for More Clarity on How to Use the CLA: The 3 Questions Paper

509 My review of the new paper: Adding texture to the Art of constraints-led coaching: a request for more research-informed guidelines. My thoughts on the validity and usefulness of...

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508 – Liveliness in Training and the CLA, Interview w Pete Blair, Texas State University

508 My interview with Pete Blair, Executive Director at Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training, Texas State University. What is liveliness is training? How can he CLA help fill...

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507 – Nonlinear vs Linear Pedagogy for Police Training. What learners need vs. what they want

507 A look at a study comparing linear vs nonlinear approaches for training defending knife attacks. Which method resulted in better skill acquisition? Which method do trainees prefer?Download link...

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506 – Perceiving Higher Order Affordances in Sports & Fields of Safe Travel

506 How well can athletes perceive higher-order affordances (that is, affordances made up of combinations of lower-order ones)? Do we perceive these directly or combine affordances?  Do we directly...

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