Browsing by Supervisor "Masters, Rich S.W."
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An investigation of the Landing Error Scoring System and clinically assessable sport-related injury risk factors
(The University of Waikato, 2021)Background: Preventing sport-related lower-extremity injuries relies on identifying individuals at risk. The Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) is a clinical injury risk screening tool suitable for large-scale screening ... -
Associations between fundamental movement skills, gymnastics and movement specific reinvestment
(The University of Waikato, 2020)The propensity for conscious monitoring and control of movement (i.e. movement specific reinvestment) influences the acquisition of movement skills. Fundamental movement skills (FMS) are basic motor skills that children ... -
Disrupting working memory to reduce verbal-analytical engagement in motor performance: Squeezing in a tiresome new approach to implicit motor learning!
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Implicit motor learning paradigms aim to minimise verbal-analytical engagement during motor performance. Some do this by suppressing working memory activity during practice. This reduces the ability of the learner to use, ... -
Factors that influence motor performance: Colour, inhibition and conscious processing
(The University of Waikato, 2021)This thesis investigates potential psychological mechanisms that influence motor performance in sport, including colour, inhibition function, and propensity for conscious control of movement. A question was raised about ... -
Fatiguing verbal working memory to reduce explicit hypothesis testing during skill acquisition: A new implicit motor learning paradigm?
(The University of Waikato, 2018)How we learn novel motor skills is crucial for motor performance. Motor skills learned through implicit processes have been shown to have higher neural efficiency, lower likelihood of interference from conscious control ... -
How motivational states are embodied in a golf putting task
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Performing with a desirable motivational state can be the difference between winning or losing a tight sporting event. Research in sports psychology has previously outlined the benefits of performing with approach motivation, ... -
Investigating on-field decision making in rugby union
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Quick, accurate decision making in sport is essential for successful performance. In this five study thesis, psychological elements of decision making were investigated, guided by real world challenges encountered in a ... -
Targeted memory reactivation, errors, and sleep-dependent memory consolidation: Implications for off-line motor learning
(The University of Waikato, 2022)Memory consolidation benefits from sleep and is fundamental for motor learning. However, sleep-dependent consolidation occurs for a range of motor memories, some of which may be associated with successful practice trials ... -
Testing the efficacy of motor analogies for landing safely from falls
(The University of Waikato, 2022)Fall-related injuries are a major concern in countries with an aging population. One approach for reducing the likelihood of fall injuries is to teach older adults how to land safely. However, different safe landing ... -
The Influence of Analogy Instructions on Motor Skills: Processing, Preference and Performance
(The University of Waikato, 2018)When teaching a movement to novices, communicating knowledge about the movement by comparison with a similar, well-known concept (an analogy) may be effective, as no other verbal instructions or rules need to be provided. ...
