The Effect of Explicit and Implicit Instructions and Sleep on Consolidation of the Accuracy of Elements of a Fine Motor Skill

Two processes are suggested for intervention in the learning of motor skills. These include explicit process in which the performer consciously knows the acquisition of the skill and the other one is an implicit process in which the performer has no conscious knowledge of acquiring the skill. The pu...

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Published in:Biosciences, biotechnology research Asia biotechnology research Asia, 2018-09, Vol.15 (3), p.635-642
Main Authors: Daghighe Rezaie, Saeed, Saberi Kakhki, Alireza, Sohrabi, Mehdi, Shahabi Kaseb, Mohammadreza
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accuracy
Brain research
Handedness
Knowledge acquisition
Memory
Motor ability
Motor skill
Motor skill learning
Motor task performance
Neurosciences
Reaction time
Reaction time task
Skills
Sleep
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Summary:Two processes are suggested for intervention in the learning of motor skills. These include explicit process in which the performer consciously knows the acquisition of the skill and the other one is an implicit process in which the performer has no conscious knowledge of acquiring the skill. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of explicit and implicit instructions and sleep on the performance of the fine motor skill. Participants in this study included 30 right-handed volunteer students with a good sleep quality, aged between 18-25 years old. They were randomly divided into two homogeneous explicit (N = 15) and implicit (N = 15) groups based on Purdue Fine Motor Skill Test and Simple Reaction Time. Each group participated in a three-time round at six in the afternoon, 12 midday on the same day, and at eight o'clock next morning in a Timed Motor Sequences Task. The data was analyzed by ANOVA with repeated measures. The results showed that in the accuracy of the short elements, stabilization was done but promotion was not observed but there was no change in the accuracy of the long elements and there was no significant difference between groups.
ISSN:0973-1245
2456-2602
DOI:10.13005/bbra/2670