Delayed Visual Feedback While Learning to Track a Moving Target |
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| Authors: | Heather Carnahan Craig Hall Timothy D Lee |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Kinesiology , University of Waterloo , Ontario;2. Department of Kinesiology , University of Western , Ontario;3. Department of Kinesiology , McMaster University , USA |
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| Abstract: | Abstract Two studies investigated the effects of delayed visual feedback on manual tracking. In Experiment 1, individuals practiced with visual feedback provided either immediately (0 delay) or with a 333-ms delay. During acquisition, the 0 delay group performed with less error than the 333-ms delay group. A retention test with 0 delay feedback was performed with the least error by the 0 delay group. A transfer test using a different 0 delay tracking pattern, was performed with the least error by the 333-ms delay group. In Experiment 2, individuals practiced at six different delays. Error increased as training feedback delay increased. For retention there were no differences between the delay groups during the 0 delay retention. At a 417-ms retention, test error decreased as training feedback delay increased. Results indicate that error during acquisition does not necessarily impair learning and that feedback delays can be beneficial for learning. |
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| Keywords: | vision feedback learning |
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