Optimising practice - contextual interference and differential learning - 6.1 - research

Question 1

Magill and Hall (1990)

Answer 1

not applicable to all learners and tasks

need to know why altering practice alters learning effects

organisation of practice alters skill learning

Question 2

Hossner et al. (2016)

Answer 2

no statistically significant differences between groups

better with feedback/small differences between trials

positive benefits of DL cannot be attributed to decreased feedback or trial fluctuations

Question 3

Moradi et al. (2014)

Answer 3

Ps could either see or not see the target

only performed well in the same condition in which they trained

same for immediate and delayed conditions

Question 4

Schollhorn et al. (2006)

Answer 4

random variability was beneficial

addition of noise beneficial (stochastic resonance)