25 Questions
In closed skills, where is the final gaze fixation typically located just prior to performing the skill?
On the goal object in the performance environment
What do batters in baseball and receivers of serves in tennis, table tennis, and volleyball fixate on just prior to initiating movement to respond to the oncoming ball?
The oncoming ball
In which type of skills does the final gaze fixation involve visually tracking a moving object?
Open skills
What are some examples of specific closed skills demonstrations of the 'quiet eye' mentioned in the text?
Golf putting and rifle target shooting
What do free-throw shooters in basketball fixate on just prior to performing the skill?
The rim of the basket
For which type of skills is the final gaze fixation typically located on the goal object in the performance environment?
Closed skills
What is the relationship between the 'quiet eye' and performance according to the text?
The 'quiet eye' is related to performance in various skills such as golf putting and laparoscopic surgery
What is the relationship between the 'quiet eye' and performance?
It has been shown to be related to performance in various sports such as baseball, softball, tennis, and ice hockey
How do people acquire effective visual search strategies?
Primarily through experience in the activity
What did Abernethy, Wood, and Parks emphasize regarding visual search training?
Training should be specific to the activity
What caution is associated with the effectiveness of visual search training programs?
Many studies have not tested their efficacy in actual performance situations or in competition environments
What did studies by Green and Bavelier find regarding visual selective attention capabilities?
Highly experienced players of action video games exhibited better visual selective attention capabilities than nonplayers
What is the key factor in the acquisition of effective visual search strategies?
Experience alone
What did researchers demonstrate regarding providing novices with instructions for visual search?
Providing novices with instructions along with practice can increase the probability of important environmental cues 'popping out'
What is the problem with a generalized training approach to improving visual attention?
It ignores the general finding that experts recognize specific patterns in their activity more readily than do novices
In what type of skills is the final gaze fixation typically located on the goal object in the performance environment?
Open skills
What did studies by Green and Bavelier find regarding highly experienced players of action video games?
They exhibited better visual selective attention capabilities than nonplayers
What is the problem with a generalized training approach to improving visual attention?
It ignores the finding that experts recognize specific patterns more readily than novices
What is essential for the type of visual search training to be effective according to Abernethy, Wood, and Parks?
It needs to be specific to an activity
What is the key factor in the acquisition of effective visual search strategies according to the text?
Experience alone
In closed skills, where is the final gaze fixation typically located just prior to performing the skill?
On the goal object in the performance environment
What do batters in baseball and receivers of serves in tennis, table tennis, and volleyball fixate on just prior to initiating movement to respond to the oncoming ball?
The oncoming ball
What caution is associated with the effectiveness of visual search training programs?
The transfer of training to actual performance
What is the key factor in the acquisition of effective visual search strategies?
The ability to maintain a quiet eye
What did studies by Green and Bavelier find regarding visual selective attention capabilities?
Video game players have enhanced visual selective attention capabilities
Test your knowledge of the "Quiet Eye" phenomenon and closed skills in sports with this quiz. Explore the importance of final gaze fixation in successful performance, such as in golf, basketball, and other closed skill activities.
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