Athlete’s action is cognition - New Article by SpertLab
Duarte Araújo and Henrique Lopes, researchers at the SpertLab (Faculty of Human Kinetics - University of Lisbon), are co-authors of the recently published article “The Ecological Dynamics of Cognizant Action in Sport”, in the journal Psychology of Sport & Exercise.
Within the framework of Ecological Dynamics, the article presents a conceptual advancement in understanding performance in sport, arguing that cognizant action - intentional behavior to realize affordances - emerges from the irreducible coupling between perception and action, shaped by athlete’s skills. More than embodied cognition it argues for cognizant action.
This publication is the result of a long standing international collaboration with Keith Davids and more recently David Farrokh.
