A comparison of the effects of autonomy and cognitive effort during the learning of a novel motor skill

Dave Bright; Oliver Runswick; Jenny Smith; Philip Kearney

A comparison of the effects of autonomy and cognitive effort during the learning of a novel motor skill

Dave Bright, Oliver Runswick, Jenny Smith, Philip Kearney

Psychology

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Abstract

Better motor learning can be achieved in conditions that promote autonomy and increased cognitive effort, but few studies compare the affects within the same novel skill. Additionally, use of single time point measures of motivation mean outcomes could be due to perceptions of performance rather than experimental manipulation. Here four groups (fixed difficulty [FD], autonomous difficulty [AD], challenge point [CP], and yoked [YK]) completed an on-screen task intercepting three targets with a racquet of changeable size to manipulate difficulty and autonomy. Absolute error, motivation, and cognitive effort were recorded at multiple time points. Retention checks immediately followed acquisition, and were repeated at 24 hours. All groups reduced absolute error over the acquisition period [F(3, 80) = 82, p

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 17 May 2023
Event	Expertise and Skill Acquisition Network - Manchester Duration: 17 May 2023 → 18 May 2023

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Conference	Expertise and Skill Acquisition Network
Period	17/05/2023 → 18/05/2023

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