The Perception & Action Podcast 525 – Variability of Practice & Education of Attention
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Jan 28, 2025 Discover the intriguing link between variability in practice and the education of attention. Learn how adapting practice conditions can enhance decision-making in dynamic tasks, like driving and flying. Explore research findings that highlight the advantages of varied practice over constrained scenarios, improving skill transfer to real-world applications. The discussion dives into how effective practice environments can ultimately lead to better performance and safer actions in complex situations.
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Education of Attention
- Skillful action requires picking up and using appropriate information.
- This process, called education of attention, involves transitioning from less useful to more useful information sources.
Left Turn Example
- A new driver learning to turn needs to use time-to-collision (tau), not distance, to judge oncoming traffic.
- Distance is unreliable because a far-off speeding car can still pose a danger.
Specifying vs. Non-Specifying Information
- Specifying information sources, like tau, are specific to one event and always lead to successful outcomes.
- Non-specifying sources, like distance, can correspond to multiple events and are less reliable.