Effects of Practice on Variability, Effects of Variability on Transfer

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 640-659

  Stokes, Patricia D ^a   Lai, Betty ^a   Holtz, Danielle ^a   Rigsbee, Elizabeth ^a   Cherrick, Danielle ^a  

^a Barnard College of Columbia University

Author keywords

practice; transfer; variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 44449161552     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.34.3.640     Document Type: Article

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