Faded versus increasing feedback, task variability trajectories, and transfer of training

Human Performance

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 64-85

  Goodman, Jodi S ^a,c   Wood, Robert E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 60849131764     PISSN: 08959285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08959280802541013     Document Type: Article

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