The Perception & Action Podcast
Science:Social Sciences
15– Live from the Grand Canyon! Perception in Hiking & Climbing
How do we use vision to control the placement of our feet on rough terrain, to avoid spraining that ankle? How do anxiety, fear and fatigue change the way we perform these activities? What differs between elite and novice climbers? Did I survive a rim to rim hike in the Grand Canyon? Let’s hit the trail….
Articles:
Visual control of foot placement when walking over complex terrain
Anxiety–performance relationships in climbing: a process-oriented approach
Anxiety-induced changes in movement behaviour during the execution of a complex whole-body task.
Changes in the perception of action possibilities while climbing to fatigue on a climbing wall
Practice with anxiety improves performance, but only when anxious: evidence for the specificity of practice hypothesis
Short report: the effect of expertise in hiking on recognition memory for mountain scenes
More information:
http://perceptionaction.com/
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Email: robgray@asu.edu
Credits:
The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action
Closely Watched Trains – Hills Climb
The Spectacular Fantastic – Echo Mountain
Arsonist – Hot Salsa Trip\
Johnny Weltraum – Blackout
Karmafish – Dusty Trail
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