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Joint action coordination in expert-novice pairs: Can experts predict novices’ suboptimal timing?
Title / Series / Name
Cognition
Publication Volume
178
Publication Issue
Pages
Editors
Keywords
Joint action
Expertise
Music ensembles
Prediction
Sensorimotor synchronization
Temporal coordination
Expertise
Music ensembles
Prediction
Sensorimotor synchronization
Temporal coordination
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14018/14180
Abstract
Previous research has established that skilled joint action partners use predictive models to achieve temporal coordination, for instance, when playing a music duet. But how do joint action partners with different skill levels achieve coordination? Can experts predict the suboptimal timing of novices? What kind of information allows them to predict novices’ timing? To address these questions, we asked skilled pianists to perform duets with piano novices. We varied whether, prior to performing duets, experts were familiar with novices’ performances of their individual parts of the duets and whether experts had access to the musical scores including the novices’ part of the duet. Familiarity with the score led to better coordination when the score implied a difficult passage. Familiarity with novices’ performances led to better joint action coordination for the remaining parts of the duet. Together, the results indicate that experts are surprisingly flexible in predicting novices’ suboptimal timing.
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Publisher
Place of Publication
Type
Journal article
Date
2018
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ISBN
Identifiers
10.1016/j.cognition.2018.05.012