"A Stanford University researcher took the three top basketball teams and asked them to throw basketballs from the free throw line. On average, players scored 8 out of 10 successful baskets.
The teams then had a different task for the duration of the study. Team one were asked to go to the courts each day and practice throwing balls into the hoop from the free throw line. Team two were told not to go to the courts and not to practice. Team three's requirement for the study was to go to the courts each day and sit on the benches and visualise throwing the balls into the hoop.
At the end of the study, when players were asked to shoot 10 baskets, team one averaged 8 out of 10, team two averaged 8 out of 10 and team three scored 10 out of 10. Why? One reason is that each time they practised they were successful. That is, every time they visualised practising they got the ball in. A 100% success rate."
(From Boyes, Karen 2001. Creating an Effective Learning Environment. Upper Hutt: Spectrum Education. P.109)
Really?
The teams then had a different task for the duration of the study. Team one were asked to go to the courts each day and practice throwing balls into the hoop from the free throw line. Team two were told not to go to the courts and not to practice. Team three's requirement for the study was to go to the courts each day and sit on the benches and visualise throwing the balls into the hoop.
At the end of the study, when players were asked to shoot 10 baskets, team one averaged 8 out of 10, team two averaged 8 out of 10 and team three scored 10 out of 10. Why? One reason is that each time they practised they were successful. That is, every time they visualised practising they got the ball in. A 100% success rate."
(From Boyes, Karen 2001. Creating an Effective Learning Environment. Upper Hutt: Spectrum Education. P.109)
Really?
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