Research design and mental practice

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 381-392

  Goginsky, Alesia M ^a   Collins, David ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mental practice; Mental rehearsal; Meta analysis; Research design

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; RESEARCH;

HUMANS; MENTAL PROCESSES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPORTS;

EID: 0029858183     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640419608727725     Document Type: Article

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