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Retroactive interference and mental practice effects on motor performance : a pilot study
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posted on 2011-12-01, 00:00 authored by Peter KremerPeter Kremer, Michael Spittle, S MalseedThis study examined the effect of similar versus dissimilar retroactive interference on the mental practice effects for performing a novel motor skill. Research has shown that mental practice of a motor task can interfere with learning and performance of the task; however, little is known about how different retroactive interference activities affect mental practice effects. 90 volunteers ages 18 to 51 years (M=26.8, SD=9.6) completed a pre-test and post-test of 10 sets of five trials of a throwing task with the non-preferred hand. In the practice phase, participants mentally practiced the throwing task and then mentally practiced a task that was similar, dissimilar, or completed an unrelated reading task. Performance for all groups improved from pre- to post-test; however, there were no differences in increases for the three groups. The findings suggest that mental practice of similar and dissimilar tasks produced no significant interference in performance.
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Perceptual and motor skillsVolume
113Issue
3Pagination
805 - 814Publisher
Ammons ScientificLocation
Missoula, Mont.ISSN
0031-5125eISSN
1558-688XLanguage
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2011, Ammons ScientificUsage metrics
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