A theoretical and empirical review of the contextual interference effect and the learning of motor skills

Quest

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 266-293

  Brady, Frank ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000997604     PISSN: 00336297     EISSN: 15432750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00336297.1998.10484285     Document Type: Article

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