The theory of reinvestment
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This review provides an overview of a diverse, temporally distributed, body of literature regarding the effects of conscious attention to movement. An attempt is made to unite the many different views within the literature through Reinvestment Theory (Masters, 1992; Masters, Polman, & Hammond, 1993), which suggests that relatively automated motor processes can be disrupted if they are run using consciously accessed, task-relevant declarative knowledge to control the mechanics of the movements on-line. Reinvestment Theory argues that the propensity for consciousness to control movements on-line is a function of individual personality differences, specific contexts and a broad range of contingent events that can be psychological, physiological, environmental or even mechanical.
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Added equipment may distract learners from consciously attending to and reinvesting in explicit details of movement mechanics.
“Specifically, added equipment may distract learners from consciously attending to and reinvesting in explicit details of movement mechanics”
From Skill Training Periodization in “Specialist” Sports Coaching—An Introduction of the “PoST” Framework for Skill Development (2019) · cites this paper as Masters and Maxwell, 2008
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- Authors
- Masters, R., & Maxwell, J.
- Affiliations
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Corresponding author
- Masters, Rich
- ORCID
- Masters, Rich
- Venue
- International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2008-09
- Volume
- 1
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 160-183
- ISSN
- 1750-984X (ISSN-L)
- 1750-9858
- OpenAlex
- W2026238187
- Cited by
- 663
- References
- 214
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 32.77
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology (publishedVersion)
- The HKU Scholars Hub (University of Hong Kong) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Sport Psychology and Performance
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Motor Control and Adaptation
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Sports and Physical Education Research
- Keywords
- motor control, declarative knowledge, personality differences, athletic performance
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