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Area of Science:

  • Ecological psychology
  • Perception-action coupling
  • Sports science

Background:

  • Ecological psychology emphasizes attunement and calibration for skilled perception and action.
  • Exploratory and performatory actions are traditionally differentiated to study action opportunities.
  • This distinction has been applied in developmental psychology but has limitations in sports contexts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically review the role of exploratory behaviors in skilled perception and action within sports.
  • To propose a dynamic view of exploratory behavior for understanding skill development.
  • To highlight limitations of the exploratory/performatory action distinction in sports performers.

Main Methods:

  • Critical literature review based on ecological psychology theories (Gibson, Reed).
  • Analysis of experimental studies differentiating exploratory and performatory actions.
  • Theoretical proposition for a dynamic view of exploratory behavior.

Main Results:

  • The traditional distinction between exploratory and performatory actions has limitations for studying sports performers.
  • A dynamic perspective on exploratory behavior reveals how individuals generate information about environmental fit.
  • Learners benefit from safe exploration outside action boundaries and guidance toward reliable information.

Conclusions:

  • A dynamic view of exploratory behavior is essential for developing adaptable skills in sports.
  • Practitioners should foster safe exploratory behaviors and guide information search for skill transfer.
  • This approach enhances the transfer of skills across various performance contexts.