Contextual interference and augmented feedback: Is there an additive effect for motor learning?

Human Movement Science

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1092-1101

  Wu, Will F W ^a   Young, Doug E ^a   Schandler, Steven L ^a   Meir, Gily ^a   Judy, Rachel L M ^a   Perez, Jonae ^a   Cohen, Michael J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blocked practice; Faded feedback; Random practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKILL RETENTION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ATTENTION; DECISION MAKING; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORIENTATION; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80855144187     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: 18727646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2011.02.004     Document Type: Article

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