Differential effects of task complexity on contextual interference in a drawing task

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 100, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 9-24

  Albaret, Jean Michel ^a   Thon, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Complexity; Contextual interference; Drawing; Motor control; Motor skill learning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ART; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ART; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOPHYSICS; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0032200945     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0001-6918(98)00022-5     Document Type: Article

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