Arboleda Cardona, Juan Camilo (2022) Does Expertise Affect Motor Imagery Performance Among Athletes? Using Chronometric and Self-report measures to Compare Motor Imagery Performance Between Experts and Novices. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
This study examined differences in motor imagery between novice and expert athletes using chronometric and self-report measures. First, participants performed the drills of their expertise (either basketball or hockey), and next, the drills of the unfamiliar sport. The chronometric measure consisted of a subtraction of the standardized physical drill performance duration from the standardized mental simulation duration, also known as temporal congruence (TC). In this paradigm, the rationale is that the smaller the absolute difference, the better the visualization performance. The self-report measures were done by asking participants how well they performed in the motor imagery task and how vivid the content of the imagery was. Results showed significant differences between experts and novices for both the chronometric and self-report measures. As expected, experts had greater TC than novices, and experts evaluated their motor imagery performance as better than novices. The implications of these results were discussed in the context of previous findings and the theoretical framework.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Yperen, N. van |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Talent Development and Creativity (TDC) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Aug 2022 10:27 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Aug 2022 10:27 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1298 |
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