20 – Imagery & Observational Learning
Episode description
Exploration of ways in which an athlete can develop and enhance their sports skills without actually performing them: by using imagery and observational learning. Does mentally rehearsing or imaging yourself performing an action really make you a better athlete? Can it sometimes be a bad thing to do? What is going on in our brain when we do it? How can we improve our imagery ability? Can watching someone else perform a skill make us a better athlete? Can imagery and observational learning be used together? Imagine the possibilities!
Links to articles discussed:
The PETTLEP Approach to Motor Imagery: A Functional Equivalence Model for Sport Psychologists
It's All in the Mind: PETTLEP-Based Imagery and Sports Performance
"Don't Miss!" The Debilitating Effects of Suppressive Imagery on Golf Putting Performance
A neuroscientific review of imagery and observation use in sport
Action Observation and Acquired Motor Skills: An fMRI Study with Expert Dancers
Visualizing Trumps Vision in Training Attention
A direct comparison of the effects of imagery and action observation on hitting performance
More information:
http://www.perceptionactionpodcast.libsyn.com/
My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)
Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)
Credits:
The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action
Bleeding Rainbows - Images
Electric Jellyfish – Image of Power, Poolside
Cortland Goffena – Oh, the Irony
Silence is Sexy – You are a Mirror
The Jay Vons – Keep on Moving
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