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0:06 — Background
3:12 — Interval vs. External Focus of Attention
5:28 — Contextual Interference
8:07 — Explicit Monitoring Hypothesis
13:13 — Research Findings
27:13 — Application For Golfers and coaches
32:40 — Internal Focus & Skill Acquisition
33:22 — Variability
42:14 — Current projects & book recommendations
Christopher A. Aiken, Ph.D. is a behavioral scientist with specializations in cognitive performance and human movement. Dr. Aiken is originally from Henderson, NV and graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a B.A. in psychology. Dr. Aiken then attended the University of Tennessee, Knoxville where he earned his M.S. in Kinesiology with an emphasis in sport psychology and motor behavior. He then went on to complete his Ph.D. in Kinesiology with an emphasis in motor control and learning at Louisiana State University. Dr. Aiken's research focus investigates how psychological manipulations during practice influence skill acquisition. His work also explores kinematic transfer between effectors. His work has focused on learner-controlled feedback, attentional focus, contextual interference, and ipsilateral and contralateral transfer of motor skills.
Dr. Aiken's Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-NouTaAAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra
Dr. Aiken's Book Recommendations
How We Learn to Move by Rob Gray
In Pursuit of Excellence by Terry Orlick
The Xs & Os of Success by Lon Kruger
Noah’s Social Media & Contact Info
Social Media: https://linktr.ee/noahsachsperformance
Focus of Attention w/ Dr. Christopher Aiken