Functional equivalence or behavioural matching? A critical reflection on 15 years of research using the PETTLEP model of motor imagery

International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 105-121

  Wakefield, Caroline ^a   Smith, Dave ^b   Moran, Aidan Patrick ^c   Holmes, Paul ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

behavioural matching; functional equivalence; imagery; movement; PETTLEP

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873957896     PISSN: 1750984X     EISSN: 17509858     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1750984X.2012.724437     Document Type: Article

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