The effect of practice and temporal location of knowledge of results on the motor performance of older adults.
An investigation was conducted to compare the effect of practice on the motor performance of older adults with that of college-aged adults. The temporal location of knowledge of results was varied during the practice in an attempt to ascertain the relationship between information storage/processing capacity and practice effect. Analysis of variance revealed motor performance proficiency differences favoring the younger adults but no difference between age groups in the pattern of performance change associated with practice. The proficiency differences could partially be explained in terms of older adults' information processing limitations.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D008606:Mental Processes; D011597:Psychomotor Performance