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Considering the role of cognitive control in expert performance (2014)
Journal Article
Toner, J., Montero, B. G., & Moran, A. (2015). Considering the role of cognitive control in expert performance. Phenomenology and the cognitive sciences, 14(4), 1127-1144. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11097-014-9407-6

© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht. Dreyfus and Dreyfus’ (1986) influential phenomenological analysis of skill acquisition proposes that expert performance is guided by non-cognitive responses which are fast, effortless and apparently... Read More about Considering the role of cognitive control in expert performance.

Enhancing performance proficiency at the expert level: Considering the role of 'somaesthetic awareness' (2014)
Journal Article
Toner, J., & Moran, A. (2015). Enhancing performance proficiency at the expert level: Considering the role of 'somaesthetic awareness'. Psychology of sport and exercise, 16(P1), 110-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2014.07.006

© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. Objectives: Traditional theories of motor learning (e.g., Fitts & Posner, 1967), along with certain contemporary psychological perspectives (e.g., Weiss & Reber, 2012; Wulf, 2013), postulate that expert performers must relinq... Read More about Enhancing performance proficiency at the expert level: Considering the role of 'somaesthetic awareness'.

In praise of conscious awareness: A new framework for the investigation of "continuous improvement" in expert athletes (2014)
Journal Article
Toner, J., & Moran, A. (2014). In praise of conscious awareness: A new framework for the investigation of "continuous improvement" in expert athletes. Frontiers in psychology Frontiers Research Foundation, 5(JUL), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00769

A key postulate of traditional theories of motor skill-learning (e.g., Fitts and Posner, 1967; Shiffrin and Schneider, 1977) is that expert performance is largely automatic in nature and tends to deteriorate when the performer “reinvests” in, or atte... Read More about In praise of conscious awareness: A new framework for the investigation of "continuous improvement" in expert athletes.