The role of reduced frequency of knowledge of results during constant practice

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-40

  Shea, Charles H ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Feedback; Guidance hypothesis; Motor learning; Relative frequency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; REINFORCEMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE OF RESULTS (PSYCHOLOGY); MOTOR SKILLS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033087803     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.1999.10607728     Document Type: Article

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