A declarative task placed early in training is associated with a small, transient reduction in post-rest gain (Experiment 3), with only weak statistical support¶
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q3 i? In Experiment 3, the cued-recall group showed a significantly smaller post-rest gain than the vowel group (d = -0.28), but the Bayes factor indicated only weak evidence and the effect resolved by the end of post-test. → Mohan W. Gupta and Timothy C. Rickard 2025
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Mohan W. Gupta and Timothy C. Rickard 2025¶
Mohan W. Gupta and Timothy C. Rickard. (2025). The Effects of Declarative Learning on Early and Late Motor Skill Learning. npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-025-00386-3
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Experiment 3: 105 undergraduates; intervening task moved to after the first three training trials (15 sequences) with five sequences per trial and 30 s breaks. The early task produced "a significant group difference in the post -rest gain" (d = -0.28), but BF10 = 1.33 indicated only weak evidence for the effect.
"We found a significant group difference in the post -rest gain, based on the difference between the three training trials and the first three test trials, t(103) = -2.06, p = .042, d = -0.28. The Bayes Factor test, however, indicated weak evidence for the alternative hypothesis, BF 10 = 1.33"
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- An intervening declarative cued-recall task placed late in finger-tapping training does not reduce the post-rest performance gain (Experiment 1) — related
- No significant association exists between intervening-task performance and post-rest motor gain in any experiment — related
- Even a substantially increased declarative-load intervening task placed late in training does not impair the post-rest gain (Experiment 2) — related
- Neither consolidation-disruption nor breakdown-of-inhibition hypotheses are supported for the finger-tapping task; only tenuous support exists for the resource hypothesis — a broader claim this one bears on
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- Retroactive interference immediately after practice reduces the learning rate relative to interference after 10 s of rest, indicating within-seconds memory stabilization — related
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A declarative task placed early in training is associated with a small, transient reduction in post-rest gain (Experiment 3), with only weak statistical support |
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A declarative task placed early in training is associated with a small, transient reduction in post-rest gain (Experiment 3), with only weak statistical support |
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