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Optimizing Motor Learning in Older Adults.

Objectives According to the Optimizing Performance Through Intrinsic Motivation and Attention for Learning (OPTIMAL) theory of Wulf and Lewthwaite, enhanced expectancies (EE), autonomy support (AS), and an external focus (EF) of attention facilitate motor performance and learning. The present study...

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Published in:Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences Vol. 79; no. 1; pp. 1 - 8
Main Authors: Khalaji, Zahra, Alhosseini, Maryam Nezakat, Hamami, Shila Safavi, Iwatsuki, Takehiro, Wulf, Gabriele
Format: Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Jan2024
Subjects:
Motivation (Psychology)
Task performance
Ability
Training
Learning
Randomized controlled trials
Attention
Motor ability
Old age
Psychology of movement
Statistical sampling
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