Event Title
Team Athletes Outperform Solo Athletes In Multiple-Object Tracking
Faculty Advisor
Samuel Day
Start Date
25-4-2017 4:00 PM
End Date
25-4-2017 5:00 PM
Description
Previous work has examined the influence of naturalistic practice, for example, regular video gamers and professional athletes, on general perceptual and cognitive performance. However, there has been little or no research exploring how this may vary with low-level differences in the kind of activity practiced. In our study, we find that students who have participated in team sports (where multiple individuals must be attended simultaneously) significantly outperform athletes of solo or one-on-one sports on a multiple-object tracking task.
Team Athletes Outperform Solo Athletes In Multiple-Object Tracking
Previous work has examined the influence of naturalistic practice, for example, regular video gamers and professional athletes, on general perceptual and cognitive performance. However, there has been little or no research exploring how this may vary with low-level differences in the kind of activity practiced. In our study, we find that students who have participated in team sports (where multiple individuals must be attended simultaneously) significantly outperform athletes of solo or one-on-one sports on a multiple-object tracking task.