Probing the allocation of attention in implicit (motor) learning

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1543-1554

  Lam, W K ^a   Maxwell, J P ^a   Masters, R S W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Attention demand; Automaticity; Errorless learning; Explicit; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; SPORT;

ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; GOLF; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; REACTION TIME; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649757614     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2010.517543     Document Type: Article

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