Referee cognition as it occurs : different kind of judgment acts

Géraldine Rix-Lièvre (1) , Simon Boyer (1) , Michel Récopé (1)

1 ACTé - Activité, Connaissance, Transmission, éducation

Referee decision making is an emblematic example of complex cognition. We study it as it occurs during rugby matches. Using a head-mounted video, we help the referee during an interview to articulate what makes sense. This allows proposing an alternative perspective to classic decision making theory to describe referee activity.

Mots clés: Perception/action coupling; head mounted video recording; naturalistic approach; intuitive judgment; rugby referee cognition

Domaines: Education

Géraldine Rix-Lièvre, Simon Boyer, Michel Récopé. Referee cognition as it occurs : different kind of judgment acts. International Conference on Naturalistic Decision Making, 2011, Florida, United States. pp.136-139. ⟨hal-00798806⟩