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Masahiro Yamada; Omid Ansari; Ali Emami; Alireza Saberi Kakhki; Takehiro Iwatsuki – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2025
Motor performance has been shown to be superior when focusing on a physically farther environmental cue (external focus-far, EF-far) instead of a cue proximal to the body (EF-near). However, little is known about whether these foci affect bimanual tasks. Further, the effect of visual information on attentional focus is unclear. In the present…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Attention, Cues, Proximity
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Yamada, Masahiro; Higgins, Lauren Q.; Raisbeck, Louisa D. – Journal of Motor Learning and Development, 2021
Although multiple review studies have supported the superior effects of an external compared with internal focus, these reviews are based on performance outcomes. Currently, the literature lacks knowledge regarding the effects of external/internal foci on individuals' perceptions, which may provide further explanations for how attentional focus…
Descriptors: Attention, Attention Control, Performance, Psychomotor Skills