Some blocked practice schedules yield better learning than random practice schedules with anticipation timing tasks

Journal of Human Movement Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 57-73

  Shewokis, P A ^a   Klopfer, D ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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