Effects of public posting, goal setting, and oral feedback on the skills of female soccer players

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 247-257

  Brobst, Brandilea ^a   Ward, Phillip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Female athletes; Goal setting; Oral feedback; Public posting; Soccer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REINFORCEMENT; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); GOALS; HUMANS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REINFORCEMENT, SOCIAL; SOCCER;

EID: 0036725727     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2002.35-247     Document Type: Article

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