Hirao Takahiro, Masaki Hiroaki
Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan.
Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Saitama, Japan.
Front Psychol. 2018 Jan 4;8:2271. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02271. eCollection 2017.
It has been reported that repetitive execution of a stimulus-response compatibility (SRC) task attenuates the interference effect of a choice reaction time task, known as a Simon task. We investigated whether attentional control, enhanced by repetitive execution of an SRC task, would reduce the interference effect of a Simon task and could be transferred to lacrosse shooting skills, increasing the likelihood that players would shoot in the direction opposite to the goalie's initial movement. Female lacrosse players who were matched in terms of age, handedness score, competitive lacrosse playing experience, and playing position, were allocated to the SRC task group ( = 15) or the 2-back training group ( = 14). Participants underwent 10 sessions of 180 trials of a computer-based version of either a Type 2 SRC task or the 2-back task, within four consecutive weeks. Eight practice trials were completed prior to the execution of each task in every training session, during which feedback was provided to confirm accurate mapping between the stimulus and response. Before and after the training phase, both the magnitude of the Simon effect and the lacrosse shooting performance were assessed. After participating in computer-based cognitive training, players did indeed increase the number of shots toward the direction opposite to that of the movement of the goalie. In conclusion, these findings indicate that computer-based cognitive training is beneficial for improving the shooting ability of lacrosse players.
据报道，重复执行刺激-反应兼容性（SRC）任务可减弱选择反应时任务（即西蒙任务）的干扰效应。我们研究了通过重复执行SRC任务而增强的注意力控制是否会降低西蒙任务的干扰效应，以及是否可以转移到长曲棍球射门技能上，从而增加球员朝着与守门员初始移动相反方向射门的可能性。将年龄、利手得分、长曲棍球比赛经验和比赛位置相匹配的女子长曲棍球运动员分配到SRC任务组（n = 15）或2-back训练组（n = 14）。参与者在连续四周内接受了10节课程，每节课程进行180次基于计算机的2型SRC任务或2-back任务试验。在每次训练课程中执行每项任务之前，先完成8次练习试验，在此期间提供反馈以确认刺激与反应之间的准确映射。在训练阶段前后，对西蒙效应的大小和长曲棍球射门表现进行了评估。参与基于计算机的认知训练后，球员确实增加了朝着与守门员移动方向相反方向射门的次数。总之，这些发现表明基于计算机的认知训练有利于提高长曲棍球运动员的射门能力。
