The use of contextual interference trials by mildly mentally handicapped children

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 244-248

  Porretta, David L ^a   O’brien, Kevin ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coincidence anticipation; Contextual interference; Mental deficiency; Mentally handicapped

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZATION;

CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MOTOR SKILLS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0004723077     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.1991.10608717     Document Type: Article

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