2016/10/13 by Derek T.Y. Mann, Mann, Derek T. Y., Allison Wright +3
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Psychology · #Sport Psychology and Performance #Sports Analytics and Performance
paper · pdf · doi:10.15203/ciss_2016.111
openalex publication_date 2016/10/13 · openalex created_date 2016/12/16 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/25
The extant literature abounds with evidence in support of the foundational tenets advanced in Vickers' pioneering papers describing the Quiet Eye (QE). Central among her seminal findings is the rather counterintuitive finding that experts and expert performance are characterized by an extended QE period. A longer QE has been oft-replicated across both self-paced and externally-paced tasks, but seems at least superficially inconsistent with broadly accepted notions that increasing levels of expertise are afforded by greater automaticity and efficiency. This "efficiency paradox" is considered in the context of theorized processes that occur during the QE. Answers to questions concerning the mechanisms underlying the extended QE hold great promise for advancing our understanding of the QE specifically, as well as expertise based differences in visual attention more broadly.