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Open-skill athletes responded faster, while closed-skill athletes showed better memory precision in a visual working memory (VWM) task. Environmental noise sped up reactions but didn't impact memory accuracy for either group.

Keywords:
Closed-skillOpen-skillSpeed-accuracy trade-offSport expertiseVisual working memory

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Sports Science
  • Human Performance

Background:

  • Athletes exhibit distinct cognitive profiles based on sport type.
  • Visual working memory (VWM) is crucial for athletic performance.
  • Understanding sport-specific cognitive adaptations is key to performance optimization.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the visual working memory (VWM) performance differences between open-skill and closed-skill athletes.
  • To analyze the impact of environmental noise on response speed and memory precision in athletes.
  • To explore the relationship between sport type, cognitive performance, and environmental factors.

Main Methods:

  • A 2x2 mixed factorial design comparing open-skill and closed-skill athletes in quiet and noisy conditions.
  • Utilized a color-wheel continuous report task to assess VWM.
  • Measured response times (RTs) and mean absolute error (MAE) for memory precision.

Main Results:

  • Closed-skill athletes demonstrated higher memory precision (lower MAE) than open-skill athletes.
  • Open-skill athletes exhibited faster response times (shorter RTs) compared to closed-skill athletes.
  • Moderate white noise reduced RTs but did not significantly affect MAE, with no interaction effect observed.

Conclusions:

  • Open-skill and closed-skill athletes display distinct speed-precision trade-offs in VWM, supporting a configuration-based account.
  • Cognitive adaptations appear to be task-specific rather than general.
  • While noise affects reaction speed, it does not alter the fundamental sport-specific VWM profiles.