Manipulations to the timing and type of instructions to examine motor skill performance under pressure

There is evidence that prescriptive versus discovery methods of learning can lead to breakdowns under pressure due to reinvestment of knowledge and a more conscious, controlled mode of control. There is some speculation that this breakdown is mediated by the attentional focus of the instructions. We...

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Main Authors: Nicole Tai Tee Ong, Alison eBowcock, Nicola Jane Hodges
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2010-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2010.00196/full