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Investigating Motor Learning Processes: The Role of Spatial Representations, Hand Postures and their Transfer
Schwarzmann, Philipp (2024) Investigating Motor Learning Processes: The Role of Spatial Representations, Hand Postures and their Transfer.
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| Abstract: | This chording-study tested the hypothesis that a spatial representation facilitates chord skill after practice and that it can be mirrored within one hand. Furthermore, the hypothesis that either a spatial or hand posture representation facilitates chord skill after practice and can be transferred to the other hand of the mirror sequence was tested. For this purpose, 12 participants practiced two bimanual four key chords. Each chord was practiced for 560 trials across seven blocks. Then, the performance of participants on versions of the chords mirrored across and within the hand as well as practiced and novel chords was tested in the final block. Performance measures were Reaction time (RT) and Error proportion. The results suggested that there is no spatial representation that facilitates chord skill and that there is no transfer of a spatial or hand posture representation to the other hand of the mirror sequence. The findings of this study are somewhat limited by statistical power and balancing constraints, further research might be needed to give more conclusive answers. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/98050 |
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