School of Sport, Health & Applied Science, St Mary's University College, London, UK.
J Sport Exerc Psychol. 2013 Jun;35(3):299-307. doi: 10.1123/jsep.35.3.299.
Priming has recently emerged in the literature as offering advantages in the preparation for skilled performance. Accordingly, the current study tested the efficacy of imagery against a priming paradigm as a means of enhancing motor performance: in essence, contrasting a preparation technique primarily under the conscious control of the performer to an unconscious technique promoting automaticity. The imagery intervention was guided by the PETTLEP model, while the priming intervention took the form of a scrambled sentence task. Eighteen skilled field-hockey players performed a dribbling task under imagery, priming, skill-focus, and control conditions. Results revealed a significant improvement in speed and technical accuracy for the imagery condition as opposed to the skill-focus, control, and priming conditions. In addition, there were no significant differences in performance times or technical accuracy between the priming and control conditions. The study provides further support for the efficacy of imagery to elicit enhanced motor skill performance but questions the emerging emphasis on priming as an effective tool in preparation for physical tasks.
启动最近在文献中作为在熟练表现的准备提供优势出现了。相应地，当前的研究测试了意象相对于启动范例的功效作为增强运动表现的一种手段：实质上，对比主要在执行者的有意识控制下的准备技术与促进自动性的无意识技术。意象干预受 PETTLEP 模型的指导，而启动干预采用了打乱句子任务的形式。十八名熟练的曲棍球运动员在想象、启动、技能焦点和控制条件下进行运球任务。结果显示，相对于技能焦点、控制和启动条件，意象条件下的速度和技术准确性有显著提高。此外，在启动和控制条件之间，在运动时间或技术准确性方面没有显著差异。该研究进一步支持了意象对于引起增强的运动技能表现的功效，但对将启动作为准备身体任务的有效工具的新兴强调提出了质疑。
