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21462683

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-4-5
pubmed:abstractText
The effects of switching focusing strategies on complex motor skill learning were investigated using a dart-throwing task. Participants were screened for reinvestment of conscious processing by completing the Reinvestment Scale (RS) of Masters, Polman, and Hammond (1993). After an initial baseline phase, two focusing strategies were described. Low and high reinvestors were then asked which of the strategies was used during baseline. Regardless of preference, they were requested to change focus. Novice dart-players used either a nonpreferred internal focus (EI), in which they were asked to concentrate on movements of their body, or a nonpreferred external focus (JE), in which they were asked to focus on the effects of their movements. This procedure produced two separate groups, El and 1E. Those scoring low and high on the RS were separated, thus producingfourgroups. Participants in the El high group were the least successful. These results support the findings of earlier studies suggesting that switching to an El is detrimental. Additionally, it appears that high reinvestors switching from a preferred 1E to a nonpreferred El are the most susceptible to unsuccessful performance.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0270-1367
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
82
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
28-36
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
The effects of reinvestment of conscious processing on switching focus of attention.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychology, Adams State College, USA. stephenweiss@adams.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article