Decomposition of Variability in the Execution of Goal-Oriented Tasks: Three Components of Skill Improvement

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 212-233

  Müller, Hermann ^a   Sternad, Dagmar ^b  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPORT;

GOALS; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPORTS;

EID: 1142289917     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.30.1.212     Document Type: Article

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