Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics
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J Manipulative Physiol Ther · Jan 2004
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialGuidance hypothesis with verbal feedback in learning a palpation skill.
To investigate whether a force application of a novel motor skill was simple or complex and to determine the appropriate level of feedback during training. The objective was to determine the effects of various amounts of knowledge of results (KR) on learning a novel skill that is frequently taught in chiropractic for the assessment of vertebral motor unit dysfunction. ⋯ The results of this study show data to be consistent with the guidance hypothesis in learning a novel motor skill. The constant KR feedback is beneficial for learning when used to reduce error during practice but detrimental when relied upon for retention and learning. These data suggest the necessity of using motor skill development learning theory in the teaching of chiropractic.