The effect of enhanced variability after performance stabilization through constant practice

PeerJ

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Carmen Ruano¹  Carla Caballero¹  Francisco J. Moreno¹ 

[1] Sports Research Centre, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche

关键词: Motor learning;    Constant practice;    Variable practice;    Adaptive learning;    Inherent variability;   

DOI  :  10.7717/peerj.13733

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Inra

【 摘 要 】

There is a controversy about the benefits of variable practice on motor learning. This study aimed to analyze the effect of variable practice after the learner stabilized their performance. Thirty-two healthy adults performed a computer-simulated discrete accuracy task in which they had to release a virtual ball to try to hit a target. After a pre-test, the participants were distributed into three training groups: constant practice, variable practice and a group that started practicing in constant conditions, and when their performance stabilized, changed to variable practice. The participants performed 44 sets of 10 repetitions of the task. A post-test and two retention tests were carried out. Variable practice did not show a significant improvement compared to constant practice. Variable practice did not show higher benefits even when performance was stabilized through constant practice, but its effects seem to be modulated by the initial variability of the learners.

【 授权许可】

CC BY