Which modality is best for delivering an imagery script? Evidence for desirable difficulty effect.
The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of a brief mental imagery task on immediate and delayed learning performance when participants were instructed about the functioning of a game system in basketball using either a written or an audio script. Expert (N = 88) and novice (N = 88) baske...
| Published in: | International Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology Vol. 23; no. 5; pp. 742 - 761 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep2025
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