Choosing an optimal motor-task difficulty is not trivial: The influence of age and expertise |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Cricket Australia, National Cricket Centre, Brisbane, Qld, Australia;2. Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Qld, Australia;3. University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia;4. Faculty of Science Health and Education, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, Qld, Australia;1. Université des Antilles, Laboratoire “Adaptation Au Climat Tropical, Exercice & Santé”, Faculté des Sciences Du Sport de Pointe-à-Pitre, France;2. Université de Poitiers, Université de Tours, Centre National de La Recherche Scientifique, Centre de Recherches sur La Cognition et L’Apprentissage (UMR 7295), Poitiers, France;1. University of Konstanz, Germany;2. Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany;3. University of Trier, Germany;1. Department of Psychology, University of Portsmouth, PO1 2DT, UK;2. School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth, PO1 2DT, UK |
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| Abstract: | An accurate estimate of one’s performance is an important prerequisite for success, and prevents people from taking excessive risks. Based on the selection-margins paradigm (Riediger et al., 2006), the current paper assessed maximum speed rope-skipping (study 1), soccer dribbling (study 2), and the fine motor task of tracing (study 3) in 5- to 37-year-olds. Participants predicted their performances for the upcoming trial. The better the predicted performance, the more points were gained in case of success. To discourage overestimations, participants received no points for unsuccessful trials. In rope skipping, older and more experienced athletes outperformed the beginners, and had fewer trials with 0 points. In soccer dribbling and tracing, older individuals again showed less overestimation, as reflected by a smaller deviation of predicted and actual performance (selection margins) and fewer 0 point trials. Athletes and coaches should be aware that younger and less-experienced athletes tend to overestimate their motor performances. |
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| Keywords: | Expertise Development Strategy Motor task Risk-tasking Task-difficulty |
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