Major ecological researcher, Dr. Duarte Araujo, joins us on combat learning to discuss all things ecological cognition and sport psychology.

Other topics include…

* Knowledge of vs knowledge about

* Technique vs task space

* Repetition without repetition

* Affordances

* Decision-making and sport expertise

* Representative learning design

Dr. Araujo is professor of Psychology and Motor Behavior at the University of Lisbon, Head of the CIPER institute for sport performance, and one of the oldest associates of Keith Davids, who first synthesized ecological dynamics as a theory.

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