Duarte Araújo
Biographic Data
| ID | 3602533 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Duarte Araújo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Duarte |
| FAMILY NAME | Araújo |
| SIGNATURE | ARAÚJO D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Lisbon |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7932-3192 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The role of eco-physical variables for analyzing and modeling goal-directed behavior in sport
This article clarifies the distinctive role of eco-physical variables in analyzing and modeling the dynamics of goal-directed behavior in sports. While behavior in sport is inherently purposeful and context-dependent, most current performance metrics neglect how athletes direct their actions toward task-relevant environmental properties. Although traditional indicators and continuous variables (e.g., collective, compound, and order parameters) ha…
Towards an ecological dynamics theory of flow in sport
On finding one’s way
In a recent issue of Psychological Research , Bock, O., Huang, J-Y., Onur, O. A., & Memmert, D. (2024). The structure of cognitive strategies for wayfinding decisions. Psychological Research Psychologische Forschung , 88 , 476–486. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-023-01863-3 .) investigated cognitive strategies purported to guide wayfinding decisions at intersections. Following experimentation in a virtualised maze, it was concluded that intersect…
Ubiquitous skill opens opportunities for talent and expertise development
In this article we aim to define and present the complementary nature of talent, skill and expertise. Human daily life is replete with expressions of skillful behaviours while interacting with the world, which in specific socio-culturally defined domains, such as sport and work, demand a specialization of such ubiquitous skill. Certain manifestations of ubiquitous skill are identified by experts from the specialized domain of sport with the label…
An ecological dynamics perspective on designing urban nature environments for wellbeing and health-enhancing physical activity
The latest World Health Organization report on green and blue space and mental health (2021) calls for greater, and better, urban nature environments, i. e., “wilder” urban parks, tree-laden sidewalks, and overall presence of nature in the urban environment. Evidence shows that living close to and interacting with nature promotes benefits to numerous health and well-being indicators. The present article narratively reviews what are the aspects of…
Wayfinding through boundaries of knowing
What should professional development of knowledge and skills of academic sport scientists look like? We address this question by first dwelling in what ‘being a professional academic’ entails. Professionals work methodically, typically specialising their knowledge and skills while strategically planning how to progress their careers, often not rocking the boat of the academic discipline they call home. To gain promotion, they expertly work within…
Affordance-Based Surgical Design Methods Considering Biomechanical Artifacts
Surgical design in personalized medicine is often based on native anatomy, which may not accurately reflect the interaction between native musculoskeletal tissues and biomechanical artifacts. To overcome this problem, researchers have developed alternative methods based on affordance-based design. The design process can be viewed in terms of action possibilities provided by the (biological) environment. Here, we use the affordance-based approach …
The Poor “Wealth” of Brazilian Football
Worldwide, 1.3 billion people live in Poverty , a socio-economic status that has been identified as a key determinant of a lack of sports participation. Still, numerous athletes around the world have grown up in underprivileged socio-economic conditions. This is the case in Brazil, a country with around 13.5 million impoverished citizens, yet, over decades, many of its best professional footballers have emerged from its favelas. In this article, …
The role of domain-specific and domain-general cognitive functions and skills in sports performance
Cognition plays a key role in sports performance. This meta-analytic review synthesizes research that examined the relationship between cognitive functions, skills, and sports performance. We identified literature by searching Cochrane Library, APA PsycINFO, PubMed, and Web of Science. We included studies conducted on competitive athletes, assessed cognitive prerequisites, and included performance measures related to the sport. Of the 9,433 scree…
Affordances can invite behavior
Perception of Affordances in Multi-Scale Dynamics as an Alternative Explanation for Equivalence of Analogical and Inferential Reasoning in Animals and Humans
Recent claims of equivalence of animal and human reasoning are evaluated and a study of avian cognition serves as an exemplar of weaknesses in these arguments. It is argued that current research into neurobiological cognition lacks theoretical breadth to substantiate comparative analyses of cognitive function. Evaluation of a greater range of theoretical explanations is needed to verify claims of equivalence in animal and human cognition. We conc…
Ecological Validity, Representative Design, and Correspondence Between Experimental Task Constraints and Behavioral Setting
Using the term ecological validity, in a recent issue of Ecological Psychology, Rogers, Kadar, and Costall (2005) Rogers, S., Kadar, E. and Costall, A. 2005. Gaze patterns in the visual control of straight-road driving and braking as a function of speed and expertise. Ecological Psychology, 17: 19–38. [Taylor & Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar] discussed how the simulator they used could provide data by replicating natural ro…
The ecological dynamics of decision making in sport
The role of domain-specific and domain-general cognitive functions and skills in sports performance
Cognition plays a key role in sports performance. This meta-analytic review synthesizes research that examined the relationship between cognitive functions, skills, and sports performance. We identified literature by searching Cochrane Library, APA PsycINFO, PubMed, and Web of Science. We included studies conducted on competitive athletes, assessed cognitive prerequisites, and included performance measures related to the sport. Of the 9,433 scree…
Ubiquitous skill opens opportunities for talent and expertise development
In this article we aim to define and present the complementary nature of talent, skill and expertise. Human daily life is replete with expressions of skillful behaviours while interacting with the world, which in specific socio-culturally defined domains, such as sport and work, demand a specialization of such ubiquitous skill. Certain manifestations of ubiquitous skill are identified by experts from the specialized domain of sport with the label…
Wayfinding through boundaries of knowing
What should professional development of knowledge and skills of academic sport scientists look like? We address this question by first dwelling in what ‘being a professional academic’ entails. Professionals work methodically, typically specialising their knowledge and skills while strategically planning how to progress their careers, often not rocking the boat of the academic discipline they call home. To gain promotion, they expertly work within…
The ecological dynamics of decision making in sport
Ecological Validity, Representative Design, and Correspondence Between Experimental Task Constraints and Behavioral Setting
Using the term ecological validity, in a recent issue of Ecological Psychology, Rogers, Kadar, and Costall (2005) Rogers, S., Kadar, E. and Costall, A. 2005. Gaze patterns in the visual control of straight-road driving and braking as a function of speed and expertise. Ecological Psychology, 17: 19–38. [Taylor & Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar] discussed how the simulator they used could provide data by replicating natural ro…
Perception of Affordances in Multi-Scale Dynamics as an Alternative Explanation for Equivalence of Analogical and Inferential Reasoning in Animals and Humans
Recent claims of equivalence of animal and human reasoning are evaluated and a study of avian cognition serves as an exemplar of weaknesses in these arguments. It is argued that current research into neurobiological cognition lacks theoretical breadth to substantiate comparative analyses of cognitive function. Evaluation of a greater range of theoretical explanations is needed to verify claims of equivalence in animal and human cognition. We conc…
Affordances can invite behavior
Affordance-Based Surgical Design Methods Considering Biomechanical Artifacts
Surgical design in personalized medicine is often based on native anatomy, which may not accurately reflect the interaction between native musculoskeletal tissues and biomechanical artifacts. To overcome this problem, researchers have developed alternative methods based on affordance-based design. The design process can be viewed in terms of action possibilities provided by the (biological) environment. Here, we use the affordance-based approach …
The Poor “Wealth” of Brazilian Football
Worldwide, 1.3 billion people live in Poverty , a socio-economic status that has been identified as a key determinant of a lack of sports participation. Still, numerous athletes around the world have grown up in underprivileged socio-economic conditions. This is the case in Brazil, a country with around 13.5 million impoverished citizens, yet, over decades, many of its best professional footballers have emerged from its favelas. In this article, …
The role of domain-specific and domain-general cognitive functions and skills in sports performance
Cognition plays a key role in sports performance. This meta-analytic review synthesizes research that examined the relationship between cognitive functions, skills, and sports performance. We identified literature by searching Cochrane Library, APA PsycINFO, PubMed, and Web of Science. We included studies conducted on competitive athletes, assessed cognitive prerequisites, and included performance measures related to the sport. Of the 9,433 scree…
An ecological dynamics perspective on designing urban nature environments for wellbeing and health-enhancing physical activity
The latest World Health Organization report on green and blue space and mental health (2021) calls for greater, and better, urban nature environments, i. e., “wilder” urban parks, tree-laden sidewalks, and overall presence of nature in the urban environment. Evidence shows that living close to and interacting with nature promotes benefits to numerous health and well-being indicators. The present article narratively reviews what are the aspects of…
Wayfinding through boundaries of knowing
What should professional development of knowledge and skills of academic sport scientists look like? We address this question by first dwelling in what ‘being a professional academic’ entails. Professionals work methodically, typically specialising their knowledge and skills while strategically planning how to progress their careers, often not rocking the boat of the academic discipline they call home. To gain promotion, they expertly work within…
Ubiquitous skill opens opportunities for talent and expertise development
In this article we aim to define and present the complementary nature of talent, skill and expertise. Human daily life is replete with expressions of skillful behaviours while interacting with the world, which in specific socio-culturally defined domains, such as sport and work, demand a specialization of such ubiquitous skill. Certain manifestations of ubiquitous skill are identified by experts from the specialized domain of sport with the label…
On finding one’s way
In a recent issue of Psychological Research , Bock, O., Huang, J-Y., Onur, O. A., & Memmert, D. (2024). The structure of cognitive strategies for wayfinding decisions. Psychological Research Psychologische Forschung , 88 , 476–486. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-023-01863-3 .) investigated cognitive strategies purported to guide wayfinding decisions at intersections. Following experimentation in a virtualised maze, it was concluded that intersect…
The role of eco-physical variables for analyzing and modeling goal-directed behavior in sport
This article clarifies the distinctive role of eco-physical variables in analyzing and modeling the dynamics of goal-directed behavior in sports. While behavior in sport is inherently purposeful and context-dependent, most current performance metrics neglect how athletes direct their actions toward task-relevant environmental properties. Although traditional indicators and continuous variables (e.g., collective, compound, and order parameters) ha…
Towards an ecological dynamics theory of flow in sport
Psychology (9 works) · Affordance (6 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Cognitive psychology (5 works) · Action Observation and Synchronization (4 works) · Cognition (4 works) · Engineering (4 works) · Sport Psychology and Performance (4 works) · Sports Performance and Training (4 works) · Biology (3 works)