Perceptual-Cognitive Expertise in Sport and its Acquisition: Implications for Applied Cognitive Psychology
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A. MARK WILLIAMS*, PAUL R. FORD, DAVID W. ECCLES and PAUL WARD Brain and Mind Research Institute, and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, UK Learning Systems Institute, and Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems, Florida State University, USA Department of Cognitive and Learning Sciences, Michigan Technological University, USA
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