How experts see what the rest of us miss
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to identify the key characteristics of the perceptual capacities experts use to analyze events and make decisions.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper is a research review and summary.
Findings
The paper finds that the four keys to expert perception are: focus on events and factors most relevant to performance, draw inferences from observations, be attuned to the atypical, and critically analyze the events observed.
Practical implications
The paper identifies the steps necessary for analyzing events and making decisions like an expert.
Originality/value
The study offers cutting‐edge findings on a key characteristic necessary for developing expert performers.
Keywords
Citation
Schempp, P.G. (2006), "How experts see what the rest of us miss", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 20 No. 6, pp. 16-17. https://doi.org/10.1108/14777280610706176
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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