Frequent feedback enhances complex motor skill learning

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 180-192

  Wulf, Gabriele ^a   Shea, Charles H ^c   Matschiner, Sabine ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Feedback; Motor learning; Ski simulator

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; SIMULATOR; SKIING;

EID: 0031970845     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222899809601335     Document Type: Article

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