The effect of self-regulated and experimenter-imposed practice schedules on motor learning for tasks of varying difficulty

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 476-486

  Keetch, Katherine M ^a   Lee, Timothy D ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contextual interference; Performance contingent practice; Yoked controls

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONSUMER; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EFFICIENCY; HUMANS; ONTARIO; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38549141109     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2007.10599447     Document Type: Article

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