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Influence of practice schedules and attention on skill development and retention.
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Human Movement Science . Oct2015, Vol. 43, p100-106. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Focus of attention during dual-tasks and practice schedules are important components of motor skill performance and learning; often studied in isolation. The current study required participants to complete a simple key-pressing task under a blocked or random practice schedule. To manipulate attention, participants reported their finger position (i.e., skill-focused attention) or the pitch of an auditory tone (i.e., extraneous attention) while performing two variations of a dual-task key-pressing task. Analyses were conducted at baseline, 10 min and 24h after acquisition. The results revealed that participants in a blocked schedule, extraneous focus condition had significantly faster movement times during retention compared to a blocked schedule, skill focus condition. Furthermore, greatest improvements from baseline to immediate and delayed retention were evident for an extraneous attention compared to the skill-focused attention, regardless of practice schedule. A discussion of the unique benefits an extraneous focus of attention may have on the learning process during dual-task conditions is presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01679457
- Volume :
- 43
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Human Movement Science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 109396046
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2015.07.004