Research article summary (published 30 Aug 2005):

Programming and reprogramming sequence timing following high and low contextual interference practice.

Full Abstract

Individuals practiced two unique discrete sequence production tasks that differed in their relative time profile in either a blocked or random practice schedule. Each participant was subsequently administered a "precuing" protocol to examine the cost of initially compiling or modifying the plan for an upcoming movement's relative timing. The findings indicated that, in general, random practice facilitated the programming of the required movement timing, and this was accomplished while exhibiting greater accuracy in movement production. Participants exposed to random practice exhibited the greatest motor programming benefit, when a modification to an already prepared movement timing profile was required. When movement timing was only partially constructed prior to the imperative signal, the individuals who were trained in blocked and random practice formats accrued a similar cost to complete the programming process. These data provide additional support for the recent claim of Immink & Wright (2001) that at least some of the benefit from experience in a random as opposed to blocked training context can be localized to superior development and implementation of the motor programming process before executing the movement.

Author information

Author/s: Wright, David L (DL); Magnuson, Curt E (CE); Black, Charles B (CB);

Affiliation: Human Performance Laboratory, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843-4243, USA. d-wright(-atsign-)hlkn.tamu.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Journal Article

Journal: Research quarterly for exercise and sport (Res Q Exerc Sport), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2005-Sep; vol 76 (issue 3) : pp 258-66

Dates: Created 2005/11/07; Completed 2006/02/28; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 16270703, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00)

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Humans Neurolinguistic Programming Practice (Psychology)

Psychomotor Performance - physiology Reaction Time - physiology Task Performance and Analysis

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