567 – An Ecological Account of Previewing and Using Advance Information

About this episode

The episode explores cognition in route previewing and using advance information from an ecological dynamics perspective.

How can we understand the cognition involved in route previewing (for example, as is commonly used in rock climbing and alpine skiing) and using advance information (for example, about an opponent's tendencies) from an ecological dynamics perspective? Articles: Action preferences and the anticipation of action outcomes Role of route previewing strategies on climbing fluency and exploratory movements The Moneyball problem: what is the best way to present situational statistics to an athlete? Efficacy of pre-ascent climbing route visual inspection in indoor sport climbing "You Look at an Ocean; I See the Rips, Hear the Waves, and Feel the Currents": Dwelling the Growth of Enskiled Inhabitant Knowledge http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Anroid/Google Support the podcast and receive bonus content Credits: The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

People in this episode

Host: Rob Gray

Topics covered

• cognition
• route previewing
• ecological dynamics
• rock climbing
• alpine skiing
• advance information
• anticipation

Keywords

• route previewing
• cognition
• ecological dynamics
• rock climbing
• alpine skiing
• advance information
• anticipation
• action preferences
• climbing fluency
• situational statistics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ASU, freemusicarchive.org, jamendo.com

Books & works: Shake Some Action, Saint Louis Elegy, You Look at an Ocean; I See the Rips, Hear the Waves, and Feel the Currents

More episodes of The Perception & Action Podcast

• 575 – On Water Bags and Adapting to Variability, Load, and Pain · June 9, 2026 · 9 min
• 574 – Reflections from the Road: Questions to Ask When Trying to Design a Good Constraint · June 2, 2026 · 5 min
• 573 – Reflections from the Road: The Critical Importance of Having Movements that are Information Driven in Practice · May 26, 2026 · 6 min
• 572 – An Emergent Discussion with Martial Arts Coach Adam Singer · May 19, 2026 · 57 min
• 571 – My Coach Education Workshops & New Book · May 12, 2026 · 8 min
• 570 – Gibson, The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception, Chaps 8 - Affordances (JC 63) · May 5, 2026 · 1h 4m