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The Effect of Navigation Demand on Decision Making in a Dynamic, Sport-Inspired Virtual Environment.
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Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology . Oct2021, Vol. 43 Issue 5, p375-386. 12p. 2 Black and White Photographs, 2 Charts, 2 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Athletes commonly make decisions about the passability of closing gaps when navigating sport environments. This study examined whether increased temporal pressure to arrive at a desired location modifies these decisions. Thirty participants navigated toward a waypoint in a virtual, sport-inspired environment. To do so, they had to decide whether they could pass through closing gaps of virtual humans (and take the shortest route) or steer around them (and take a longer route). The decision boundary of participants who were time pressured to arrive at a waypoint was biased toward end gaps of smaller sizes and was less reliably defined, resulting in a higher number of collisions. Effects of temporal pressure were minimized with experience in the experimental task. Results indicate that temporal pressure affects perceptual-motor processes supporting information pickup and shapes the information-action coupling that drives compliance with navigation demands. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08952779
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 153677526
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2020-0320