This study explored various methods of combining observational learning via demonstration with the effects of overt practice for learning a discrete action pattern. Three groups were compared that varied by the timing of demonstration in relation to practice. An all-pre-practice demonstration group viewed 10 pre-practice videotape demonstrations of an expert performing the skill, and then engag...

Participants learned different keystroke patterns, each requiring that a key sequence be struck in a prescribed time. Trials of a given pattern were either blocked or interleaved randomly with trials on the other patterns and before each trial modeled timing information was presented that either matched or mismatched the movement to be executed next. In acquisition, blocked practice and matchin...

Núñez FJ, Gálvez J. Influence of three accuracy levels of knowledge of results on motor skill acquisition. J. Hum. Sport Exerc. Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 476-484, 2010. This study analyse the influence of Knowledge of Results (KR) with different accuracy levels on the learning rate of a throwing skill of spatial non-vision accuracy, during the acquisition stage. We assessed the number of successful ev...

In commenting in considerable detail on the four main articles in the special section on stress and coping, the author comes to two main conclusions: First, there is an increasing amount of high quality research on stress and coping that suggests the field is finally maturing, and this research may help reduce the long-standing gap between research and clinical practice. Second, this research i...

The development in learners of generic skills and deep approaches to learning are much valued goals of tertiary education. While on-campus students have access to a variety of means by which they can improve their learning skills and approaches, distance learners are often left to their own devices, and develop learning skills on a trial-and-error basis. This project introduced a learning strat...

Studies investigating the influence of the learner's focus of attention, induced by instructions or feedback, on motor skill learning are reviewed. In general, directing performers' attention to the effects of their movements (external focus of attention) appears to be more beneficial than directing their attention to their own movements (internal focus of attention). Preliminary evidence is pr...

Learning from past mistakes is of prominent importance for successful future behavior. In the present study, we tested whether reinforcement learning signals in the brain are predictive of adequate learning of a sequence of motor actions. We recorded event-related potentials (ERPs) while subjects engaged in a sequence learning task. The results showed that brain responses to feedback (the feedb...

The positive impact of the virtual labour market development is examined, its capabilities and capacity, as well annual effect introduction flexible employment forms, are evaluated. In particular, features Russian market, which starting to use analyzed: structure areas remote workers still narrow - IT, programming; sales finance, accounting; online employment; design; customer support services....