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dc.contributor.advisor | Lee, Timothy D. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Barney, Justin G. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-07-12T15:31:18Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-07-12T15:31:18Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2007-08 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/21718 | - |
dc.description.abstract | <p>This study examined the effects of self-controlled and performance-based feedback schedules on the acquisition and retention of a novel motor task. In Experiment 1 participants performed an interception task on a computer using a mouse-controlled cursor. The goal of the task was to intercept the image of a red circle as it passed through a designated area. Each trial received a score based on the speed and accuracy of the interception movement. Participants were randomly assigned to three feedback groups: Best-trial feedback, Worst-trial feedback, and Self-controlled feedback. No differences were found between groups in acquisition, however analysis of no-feedback retention and transfer tests indicated that the Worst-trial group showed the most significant improvements in performance. Experiment 2 examined the potential mechanisms contributing to the advantages of a worst-trial feedback schedule. Participants in the second experiment performed the same interception task utilized in Experiment 1 under two novel feedback conditions: Estimation feedback and Immediate feedback. These new groups were compared to the Worst-trial group from Experiment 1. Analysis of no-feedback retention and transfer tests again indicated that the Worst-trial group showed the most significant improvements in performance. These results suggest that self-controlled schedules may not be ideal when feedback is based on performance; instead, specific error information for the least successful trials appear to be most beneficial, especially when individuals have knowledge of results regarding previous attempts at the task.</p> | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.subject | performance-based, self-controlled, feedback, schedules, motor learning | en_US |
dc.title | The Effects of Performance-Based and Self-Controlled Feedback Schedules on Motor Learning | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Kinesiology | en_US |
dc.description.degreetype | Thesis | en_US |
dc.description.degree | Master of Science (MSc) | en_US |
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