The study of expertise and superior performance can be more imperative when performance is assessed in real-life conditions and
professions. The present study’s aim was to capture the performance of expert marksmanship through the observation of error-detection
awareness—an essential anticipatory and cognitive skill in expert performance. Two research paradigms were employed to study this phenomenon:
(a) neuro-cognitive tracking, and (b) think aloud protocol. The neuro-cognitive paradigm consisted of tracking brain activity via the use of
neuro-imaging technology (electroencephalography, EEG). The “think aloud” paradigm consisted of tracking thoughts and sensation expressed
during shooting preparation. Both approaches relied on chronometric experimental procedures using a warning stimulus and subsequent
imperative stimulus (using Tenenbaum & Summers’ model, 1997) to uncover the temporal progression of error-detection. The magnitude of
error-detection signals associated with specific actions by observing the error-related negativity (ERN, a neural signal related to the
commission of errors), along with the overt verbal report from performers (see Ericsson & Simon’s think aloud protocol, 1984) were
measured. The results suggested that the expert shooters relied less on visual feedback in order to detect performance error. / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems in partial
fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Summer Semester 2017. / July 17, 2017. / Anticipatory skills, Error-Detection, Error-Renated Negativity, Expertise, Expert Performance, Motor
Learning / Includes bibliographical references. / Gershon Tenenbaum, Professor Co-Directing Dissertation; Jonathan R. Folstein, Professor Co-Directing
Dissertation; Anders K. Ericsson, University Representative; Graig Michael Chow, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_605011 |
| Contributors | Sanati Monfared, Shamsi (author), Tenenbaum, Gershon (professor co-directing dissertation), Folstein, Jonathan R. (professor co-directing dissertation), Ericsson, K. Anders (Karl Anders), 1947- (university representative), Chow, Graig Michael (committee member), Florida State University (degree granting institution), College of Education (degree granting college), Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems (degree granting departmentdgg) |
| Publisher | Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text, doctoral thesis |
| Format | 1 online resource (145 pages), computer, application/pdf |
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