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Task duration in contextual interference.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12578255     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Duration of practice trial on a pursuit rotor task in contextual interference was investigated. Participants practiced at each of 4 angular velocities, with 24 participants completing 28 trials lasting 20 sec., and 24 participants completing 112 trials of 5 sec. Half of the participants in each trial-duration condition practiced in a blocked format and half practiced in a random format. After random practice posttest performance was better than blocked practice when practice-trial duration was 20 sec., but worse when practice-trial duration was 5 sec. This result is not consistent with theoretical explanations of the contextual interference effect and is discussed with reference to the task characteristics and demands of the pursuit rotor.
Authors:
Peter J K Smith
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Perceptual and motor skills     Volume:  95     ISSN:  0031-5125     ISO Abbreviation:  Percept Mot Skills     Publication Date:  2002 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-02-11     Completed Date:  2003-05-14     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401131     Medline TA:  Percept Mot Skills     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1155-62     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
School of Kinesiology and Recreation, Illinois State University, Normal 61790-5121, USA. pjsmit2@ilstu.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Environment*
Humans
Learning*
Male
Psychomotor Performance*
Random Allocation
Time Factors

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