The Perception & Action Podcast - Sports Science & Psychology Talk

Why do great athletes claim that on some nights baseballs look as big as a grapefruit, basketball hoops are like oceans and things move in slow motion? Are they just blowing a lot of hot air or is this really the way they see the world?  In this episode, I explore embodied perception in sport…the idea that the way we see the world changes as a function of our action capabilities (e.g., whether we are an expert or novice, whether we are fresh or fatigued, etc). I also consider how we might take advantage of these effects in sports training programs. What Grinds My Gears: Publishing    Links to articles discussed: Embodied Perception and the Economy of Action Embodied perception in sport Apparent Ball Size Is Correlated With Batting Average Being selective at the plate: processing dependence between perceptual variables relates to hitting goals and performance Action-specific effects in aviation: What determines judged runway size? Target-directed visual attention is a prerequisite for action-specific perceptio