title: Transfer of expert visual anticipation to a similar domain.
abstract: The experiment reported in this paper examined the capability of expert and near-expert baseball batters and novices to transfer anticipatory skill to a cricket batting prediction task. A video-simulation temporal occlusion paradigm was used to first assess the anticipatory skill of expertise groups in a baseball batting prediction task (learning sport) and, second, to assess the capability of expertise groups to transfer anticipation skill to a cricket batting prediction task (transfer sport). Results showed that expert and near-expert baseball batters were superior to novices at anticipating pitch type based upon pre-ball-flight advance information. Only expert baseball batters were capable of transferring their anticipatory skill to predict delivery type based upon advance information in the bowler's action, whilst near-experts and novices relied upon ball-flight information. The findings extend understanding of transfer of learning in the motor domain and some theoretical/empirical concepts of transfer.
authors.affiliation: a School of Psychology and Exercise Science, Murdoch University , Perth , Australia.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: G Moore
authors.forename: Sean
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Müller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001484:Baseball; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009039:Motion Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D009042:Motivation / Q000502:physiology*; D011361:Professional Competence; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D014163:Transfer, Psychology / Q000502:physiology*; D055815:Young Adult