TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1978//
TI  - Effect of aging on acquisition and short-term retention of a motor skill
JO  - Perceptual and motor skills
A1  - Anshel, M. H.
SP  - 993
EP  - 994
VL  - 47
IS  - 3
N2  - 26 elderly (M = 74.2 yr.) and 26 younger subjects (M = 23.4 yr.) were compared for their ability to learn and retain a novel motor skill (limb repositioning). Both age groups demonstrated significant improvement in performance, but elders gained statistically significantly better than younger subjects. The young group, however, was significantly superior to elders in terms of performance across trials. No significant differences between the age groups were noted on motor short-term retention trials. Elderly subjects did not retain more or less than younger participants.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0031-5125
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -