Investigating the Constrained Action Hypothesis: A Movement Coordination and Coordination Variability Approach
| Autor: | James Becker, Will Wu, Anthony Vidal, Mimi Nakajima |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Movement Cognitive Neuroscience Biophysics Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 030229 sport sciences Athletic Performance Standing long jump Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Lower Extremity External focus Jump Humans Attention Female Knee Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Ankle Cues Psychology Social psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Cognitive psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Motor Behavior. 50:528-537 |
| ISSN: | 1940-1027 0022-2895 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00222895.2017.1371111 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of focus of attention cues on movement coordination and coordination variability in the lower extremity. Twenty participants performed the standing long jump under both internal and external focus of attention conditions. A modified vector coding technique was used to evaluate the influence of attentional focus cues on lower extremity coordination patterns and coordination variability during the jumps. Participants jumped significantly further under an external focus of attention condition compared with an internal focus of attention condition (p = .035, effect size = .29). Focus of attention also influenced coordination between the ankle and knee, F(6, 19) = 2.87, p = .012, effect size = .388, with participants primarily using their knees under the internal focus of attention, and using both their ankles and knees under the external focus of attention. Attentional focus cues did not influence ankle-knee, F(1, 19) = 0.02, p = .98, effect size = .02, or hip-knee, F(1, 19) = 5.00, p = .49, effect size = .16, coordination variability. Results suggest that while attentional focus may not directly influence movement coordination condition, there is still a change in movement strategy resulting in greater jump distances following an external focus of attention. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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