Engaging Environments Enhance Motor Skill Learning in a Computer Gaming Task

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 172-182

  Lohse, Keith R ^a   Boyd, Lara A ^b   Hodges, Nicola J ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

engagement; motivation; motor learning; video games

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VIDEO GAME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939824074     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: 19401027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2015.1068158     Document Type: Article

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