The effect of context on skill acquisition and transfer

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 138-144

  Ma, Hui Ing ^a,b   Trombly, Catherine A ^a   Robinson Podolski, Carolyn ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Motor control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033090547     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.53.2.138     Document Type: Article

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