Research has found an advantage for an external focus of attention in motor control and
learning; instructing subjects to focus on the effects of their actions, rather than on body …

Jump height is increased when performers are given external focus instructions, relative to
an internal focus or no focus instructions (Wulf & Dufek, 2009; Wulf, Zachry, Granados, & …

Studies with young adults have shown that an external focus of attention (ie, on the
movement effect) results in more effective motor learning and greater automaticity than an …

Skilled movement entails learned motor patterns that are produced with a high degree of
accuracy, consistency, and efficiency. The classic definition of skill by Guthrie (1952) …

We examined effects of attentional focus on swimming speed. Participants' task was to swim
one length of a pool (16 m) using the front crawl stroke. In Experiment 1, intermediate …

There is evidence that prescriptive versus discovery methods of learning can lead to
breakdowns under pressure due to “reinvestment” of knowledge and a more conscious …

The present study examined the impact that dyad training with an emphasis on attentional
focus has on learning in the performance of a golf putt. The participants were randomly …

Research in motor learning and pedagogy has advanced tremendously over the last two
decades. However, there seems to be very little synergy in the transfer of knowledge …

The purpose of this study was to determine if an external attention focus was more effective
than an internal attention focus for college female volleyball players practicing the complex …

Le but de cet article est de synthétiser les travaux portant sur les effets de l'attention
volontaire sur l'apprentissage d'une habileté motrice. Les premiers modèles d'apprentissage …