The effects of a single reminder trial on retention of a motor skill

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-59

  Fairbrother, Jeffrey T ^a   Shea, John B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contextual interference; Disinhibition; Inhibition; Retroactive interference

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONG TERM MEMORY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; REMINDER SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; HUMANS; MEMORY; MOTOR SKILLS; REMINDER SYSTEMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 14844339710     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2005.10599261     Document Type: Article

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