Short-Term Effect of Attributional Versus Non-Attributional Negative Normative Feedback on Motor Tasks: A Double-Blind Study
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Abstract
Augmented feedback can alter motor performance. We examined if presenting attributional versus non-attributional negative normative feedback differently impacted short-term motor performance. With a double-blind experimental design, 49 students (36.7% female, Mage = 17.14 and SD = ±0.35) were assigned to the following two groups: G1: Attributional Negative Normative Feedback group (n = 24) and G2: Non-Attributional Negative Normative Feedback group (n = 25), with the dependent variable being the score obtained on a dart-throwing test. The results showed that those participants who received negative social comparative feedback presented in an attributional way (internal, controllable, and unstable) obtained higher scores in the dart throwing task than those who received negative social comparative feedback presented in a non-attributional way. Furthermore, these differences were maintained in the retention and transfer tests conducted 24 h after the practice phase. These findings have practical implications in motor behavior learning and performance.
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OpenAlex topics: Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
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Affiliations
Department of Integrated Didactics, University of Huelva, 21071 Huelva, Spain
Department of Clinical and Experimental Psychology, University of Huelva, 21071 Huelva, Spain
Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain
Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatment, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
Funding
EPIT-UHU support to the Research Group
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