Perceptual Decision Making for Baseball Pitch Recognition: Using P300 Latency and Amplitude to Index Attentional Processing

This study was designed to examine the perceptual and attentional processes associated with the effects of administering a cost-benefit precuing paradigm to intermediate and advance-level baseball batters. Psychophysiological and performance data obtained from 10 advanced and 10 intermediate-level p...

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Published in:Research quarterly for exercise and sport 2001-03, Vol.72 (1), p.22-31
Main Authors: Radlo, Steven J., Janelle, Christopher M., Barba, Douglas A., Frehlich, Shane G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis of Variance
Athletes
Attention - physiology
Baseball
Baseball - physiology
cost-benefit precuing
Decision Making
event-related potentials
Event-Related Potentials, P300 - physiology
Eyes & eyesight
Feedback (Response)
Humans
Information Processing
Male
Pattern Recognition
Psychomotor Performance - physiology
Racquet Sports
Reaction Time
Research Methodology
Resistance (Psychology)
Sensory perception
Statistical Analysis
Stimuli
Team Sports
Visual Perception - physiology
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Summary:This study was designed to examine the perceptual and attentional processes associated with the effects of administering a cost-benefit precuing paradigm to intermediate and advance-level baseball batters. Psychophysiological and performance data obtained from 10 advanced and 10 intermediate-level players were compared. A total of 400 pitches (200 fastballs, 200 curveballs) was randomly presented via a large projection screen, and participants pressed one of two buttons to indicate the type of pitch thrown. Verbal precues were given for 300 of the pitches. Of those, 75% were valid, and 25% were invalid. Electroencephalographic data collected from the P z location was used to assess the latency and amplitude of P300. Analysis of variance (Skill Level x Precue x Pitch) for P300 and reaction time (RT) indicated that intermediate batters produced shorter P300 latencies, larger P300 amplitudes, longer RTs, and less correct responses than the advanced batters; the effects were more pronounced for the curveballs. These results suggest that intermediate batters are less efficient in their perceptual decision-making processes due to greater limitations in attentional capacity when compared with advanced batters.
ISSN:0270-1367
2168-3824
DOI:10.1080/02701367.2001.10608928