Abstract

Little is known about the actions supporting exploration and their relation to subsequent actions in situations when participants are surrounded by opportunities for action. Here, the movements that support visual exploration were related to performance in an enveloping football (soccer) passing task. Head movements of experienced football players were quantified with inertial measurement units. In a simulated football scenario, participants completed a receiving–passing task that required them to indicate pass direction to one of four surrounding targets, as quickly as they could after they gained simulated ball possession. The frequency of head movements before and after gaining ball possession and the pass response times were recorded. We controlled exploration time—the time before gaining simulated ball possession—to be 1, 2, or 3 seconds. Exploration time significantly influenced the frequency of head movements, and a higher frequency of head turns before gaining ball possession resulted in faster pass responses. Exploratory action influenced subsequent performatory action. That is, higher frequencies of head movements resulted in faster decisions. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

摘要

在参与者被行动机会包围的情况下，对于支持探索的行动及其与后续行动的关系知之甚少。在这里，支持视觉探索的动作与包围式足球（足球）传球任务的表现有关。经验丰富的足球运动员的头部运动通过惯性测量单位进行量化。在模拟足球场景中，参与者完成了一项接收传球任务，要求他们在获得模拟球后尽快指示四个周围目标之一的传球方向。记录获得球权前后头部运动的频率以及传球响应时间。我们将探索时间（获得模拟球的拥有时间）控制为1、2或3秒。探查时间显着影响了头部移动的频率，在获得球权之前较高的头部旋转频率导致更快的传球响应。探索性行为影响了随后的表演性行为。也就是说，头部运动的频率越高，决策越快。讨论了对研究和实践的意义。