Does the contextual interference effect last over extended transfer trials?

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 58-60

  Perez, Carlos Rey ^a   Meira Jr , Cassio M ^b   Tani, G O ^b  

^a Dom Bosco Faculty

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; TIME;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TIME FACTORS; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 16244375527     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PMS.100.1.58-60     Document Type: Article

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