Contextual interference in complex bimanual skill learning leads to better skill persistence.

ABSTRACT: The contextual interference (CI) effect is a robust phenomenon in the (motor) skill learning literature. However, CI has yielded mixed results in complex task learning. The current study addressed whether the CI effect is generalizable to bimanual skill learning, with a focus on the temporal evolution of memory processes. In contrast to previous studies, an extensive training schedule, distributed across multiple days of practice, was provided. Participants practiced three frequency ratios across three practice days following either a blocked or random practice schedule. During the acquisition phase, better overall performance for the blocked practice group was observed, but this difference diminished as practice progressed. At immediate and delayed retention, the random practice group out

SUBMITTER: Pauwels L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4069194 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature