Instructions for motor learning: Differential effects of internal versus external focus of attention

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 169-179

  Wulf, Gabriele ^a   Höß, Markus ^c   Prinz, Wolfgang ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Focus of attention; Instructions; Motor learning; Ski simulator

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; SKIING;

EID: 2642611986     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222899809601334     Document Type: Article

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