ICPS

2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019

‘Where Are They Going to Shoot the Ball?’. an Experimental Paradigm to Investigate the Recognition of a Player’s Intention in Soccer Penalty Kick

Paris, France · March 2019

Posters · Experimental Psychology

  • Alice Cancer
    Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan
  • Alessandro Antonietti
    Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan
  • Mauro Bonali
    "La Bussola della Mente Funzionale”, Cremona
  • Leonardo Fogassi
    University of Parma
  • Federica Lodato
    Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan
  • Federica Lodato
    Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan
  • Stefanini Lina
    "La Bussola della Mente Funzionale”, Cremona
  • Daniele Tolomini
    University of Parma

Abstract

An experimental task was designed to verify the hypothesis of the mirror system’s involvement in the prediction of a motor action’s outcome, namely the ball trajectory in a penalty. Results showed that soccer expertise modulated the performance in the experimental task, with soccer experts being less impulsive and more accurate.

Cognitive Processes

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