Simply distracting learners is not enough: More evidence for the learning benefits of an external focus of attention

By Gabriele Wulf, Nancy McNevin. 2003

119 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

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In Cognitive Neuroscience

1. Isabelle Stoate
2. J. Dufek
3. C. Granados
4. Tiffany L. Zachry
5. Gabriele Wulf
6. J. Hardy
7. James J. Bell

In Developmental and Educational Psychology

1. Isabelle Stoate
2. Gabriele Wulf
3. J. Dufek
4. C. Granados
5. Tiffany L. Zachry
6. J. Hardy
7. James J. Bell

In Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

1. Gabriele Wulf

Citations in the corpus

• Attentional focus and motor learning: a review of 15 years (2013, unknown): “…ski-simulator and stabilometer (see also Chiviacowsky, Wulf, & Wally, 2010; Jackson & Holmes, 2011; McNevin, Shea, & Wulf, 2003; Shea & Wulf, 1999; Wulf & McNevin, 2003; Wulf, McNevin, & Shea, 2001; Wulf, Weigelt, Poulter, & McNevin, 2003), the balance tasks used in various studies on attentional…”
• An External Focus of Attention Results in Greater Swimming Speed (2010, unknown): “, [6, 8, 9, 11, 20, 23-26]).”
• Increases in Jump-and-Reach Height through an External Focus of Attention (2007, background): “An important aspect of these findings is that external focus benefits have been found not only relative to internal focus conditions, but also relative to control conditions with no specific focus instructions [1, 14, 16-18].”
• Does the Attentional Focus Adopted by Swimmers Affect Their Performance? (2011, background): “performer’s feet or no instructions, have been found to enhance balance [2].”