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Rules for reinvestment.

Jamie Poolton1, Jon Maxwell, Rich Masters

  • 1Institute of Human Performance, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China. jamiep@hkusua.hku.hk

Perceptual and Motor Skills
|January 15, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Increased task-relevant knowledge enhances the tendency to consciously control automatic motor skills, potentially hindering performance under pressure. This finding clarifies the reinvestment-performance relationship.

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Area of Science:

  • Sport Psychology
  • Motor Skill Acquisition
  • Cognitive Psychology

Background:

  • The Reinvestment Scale measures the tendency to consciously control automatic motor skills.
  • Pressure can negatively impact performance, especially in skilled individuals.
  • Understanding the interplay between knowledge, control, and performance is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To clarify the relationship between reinvestment, verbal knowledge, and performance degradation under pressure.
  • To test a structural equation model explaining these relationships.
  • To build upon the validation of the Reinvestment Scale.

Main Methods:

  • Structural equation modeling was employed.
  • The model integrated the Reinvestment Scale, verbal knowledge, and performance data.
  • Statistical analysis was used to assess the proposed relationships.

Main Results:

  • A positive relationship was found between task-relevant movement knowledge and the propensity for reinvestment.
  • The model indicated that greater knowledge strengthens the tendency to consciously control skills.
  • This suggests a mechanism for performance decrements under pressure.

Conclusions:

  • Task-relevant knowledge is a key factor influencing the tendency to reinvest.
  • Reinvestment, driven by knowledge, may mediate performance degradation under pressure.
  • Further research can explore interventions to mitigate negative effects of reinvestment.

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