Optimizing performance through intrinsic motivation and attention for learning: The OPTIMAL theory of motor learning

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1382-1414

  Wulf, Gabriele ^a   Lewthwaite, Rebecca ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b RANCHO LOS AMIGOS NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attentional focus; Dopamine; Motivation; Motor performance; Positive affect; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ATTENTION; HUMANS; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84962747630     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13423-015-0999-9     Document Type: Article

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