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Publication Date: 2014
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Self-Controlled Practice Enhances Motor Learning in Introverts and Extroverts
Kaefer, Angélica; Chiviacowsky, Suzete; Meira, Cassio de Miranda, Jr.; Tani, Go
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, v85 n2 p226-233 2014
Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of self-controlled feedback on the learning of a sequential-timing motor task in introverts and extroverts. Method: Fifty-six university students were selected by the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire. They practiced a motor task consisting of pressing computer keyboard keys in a specific spatial and temporal pattern. The experiment consisted of practice, retention, and transfer phases. The participants were distributed into 4 groups, formed by the combination of personality trait (extraversion/introversion) and type of feedback frequency (self-controlled/yoked). Results: The results showed superior learning for the groups that practiced in a self-controlled schedule, in relation to groups who practiced in an externally controlled schedule, F(1, 52) = 4.13, p < 0.05, ?[superscript 2] = 0.07, regardless of personality trait. Conclusion: We conclude that self-controlled practice enhances motor learning in introverts and extroverts.
Descriptors: Motor Development, Self Control, Extraversion Introversion, College Students, Questionnaires, Personal Autonomy, Competence, Feedback (Response), Personality Traits, Predictor Variables
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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