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contextual interference: a standalone construct

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contextualinterference1 CONSTRUCTContextual interferenceSHEA · MOTOR LEARNING

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Motor learning

the finding that practicing several skills in a random order hurts practice performance but improves retention and transfer compared with blocked practice.

In motor learning, contextual interference refers to the finding that practicing several skills in a random order hurts practice performance but improves retention and transfer compared with blocked practice. This meaning comes from Shea (1979) in Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory.[1]

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References

  1. Shea, J. B., & Morgan, R. L. (1979). Contextual interference effects on the acquisition, retention, and transfer of a motor skill. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory, 5(2), 179-187. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-7393.5.2.179

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