Outreach posts tagged as Contextual interference

Is being good at practice a transferable skill?

2017-10-17

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Has it ever seemed like experts in one domain more easily become skilled in another? In this study, we were interested in whether having expertise in a specific domain – and the vast practice experience that comes with it – influences how experts choose to practice when learning new skills outside their area of expertise. The question of how to structure practice in order to maximize learning has received a lot of attention in motor learning research.