The paradoxical role of cognitive effort in contextual interference and Implicit Motor Learning

International Journal of Sport Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 636-647

  Rendell, Megan A ^a   Masters, Rich S W ^b   Farrow, Damian ^c  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blocked practice; Cognitive effort; Contextual interference; Implicit learning; Random practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949407748     PISSN: 00470767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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