The influence of external and internal foci of attention on transfer to novel situations and skills

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 220-232

  Totsika, Vasiliki ^a   Wulf, Gabriele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attentional focus; Balance; Motor learning; Pedalo

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BICYCLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ATTENTION; BICYCLING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 0041851012     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2003.10609084     Document Type: Article

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