When paying attention becomes counterproductive: impact of divided versus skill-focused attention on novice and experienced performance of sensorimotor skills.

By Sian L. Beilock, T. Carr, C. MacMahon, J. Starkes. Journal of experimental psychology. Applied, 2002

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Subfields: Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental and Educational Psychology

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Choking in sport: a review (2010, background): “Both of the above concerns can be addressed by studies that have observed both novice and expert participants complete a skill in distracting dualtask and self-focus conditions (e.g., Beilock & Carr, 2001; Beilock et al., 2002; Gray, 2004).”
Hierarchical Control of Cognitive Processes (2011, positive): “This informational encapsulation is characteristic of the division of labor in hierarchical control, in which the higher level issues commands and notes that they are executed but does not know the details of how the commands are executed (Beilock & Carr, 2001; Beilock et al., 2002; Fodor, 1983).”
Stereotype threat and sport: can athletic performance be threatened? (2004, background): “…how the activation of a negative performance stereotype leads to poor performance will shed light on whether the mechanisms by which stereotype threat exerts its impact are the same across both cognitive and motor skills or, conversely, vary as a function of the type of task being performed.”
Routledge Handbook of Applied Sport Psychology: A Comprehensive Guide for Students and Practitioners (2010, background): “The goal is to select instructional self-talk that is at the appropriate level so that the performance decrements due to excessive attentional monitoring are minimized (Beilock et al., 2002).”
Does the Attentional Focus Adopted by Swimmers Affect Their Performance? (2011, background): “, internal focus), performance is usually degraded relative to normal or control conditions [18, 19, 22, 23].”
The theory of reinvestment (2008, background): “Beilock, Carr, MacMahon, and Starkes ( 2002 ) asked experienced golfers to say ‘stop’ at the completion of their putting swing in order to draw attention to movement execution.”
Alleviating Choking: The Sounds of Distraction (2009, background): “That is, in actual competition, athletes should not be expected to verbalize tones (Beilock et al., 2002) or numbers (Lewis & Linder) when performing under pressure.”