practice variability and specificity Flashcards
varied practice
practice of a number of task variations
practice variability benefits
Variability is beneficial to maximise future test performance
intertrial variability
Varying the conditions between practice trials for closed skills
elaboration hypothesis
The effect is related to the elaboration of memory representation
performance context characteristics
Characteristics of the practice and test conditions related to the context
cognitive processing characteristics
Characteristics of the practice and test conditions related to cognitive processing
practice schedule recommendations
Start with low contextual interference and gradually increase as the learner becomes skilled
context dependency
Decreasing reliance on specific contexts for performing a skill
non-regulatory conditions
Varying the non-essential aspects of the environment for closed skills
contextual interference
Memory and performance disruption from practicing variations of a skill
contextual intereference effect
More interference during practice leads to better learning
action plan reconstruction hypothesis
High CI requires reconstructing an action plan for each skill variation
specificity of practice hypothesis
Test performance is related to the similarity between practice and test conditions
Contextual interference schedules
Blocked, Serial Order, and Random schedules with different levels of interference
