Emergence of Meta-Stability and the Extent of Metastable Regions in Fencers with Different Motor Skill Levels

Bahram Ghafari; Mehdi Shahbazi; Mehdi Aghapour; Elham Shirzad

Volume 9, Issue 3 , October 2017, , Pages 405-422

https://doi.org/10.22059/jmlm.2017.137066.999

Abstract
    Meta-stability is a relatively stable region in which system components tend to cooperate to reach performance goals of movement while maintaining their separate and flexible characters. Participants were assigned to 3 skill groups: coordination (n=10), coordination control (n=10), and optimized ...  Read More

The Effect of Attention Focus ofInstruction on Novices' Skill LearningBased on Newell’s Learning StagesModel

Hamed Abdolmaleki; Bahram Ghafari

Volume 8, Issue 3 , October 2016, , Pages 485-494

https://doi.org/10.22059/jmlm.2016.59383

Abstract
    Newell's learning stages model is a learning model based on dynamic systems theory which is divided to three stages based on the relationship among learners' degree of freedom. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of attention focus of instruction on learning a simple skill (throwing ...  Read More

Comparing the ability of arousal control in male and female athletes using mental imagery and biofeedback methods

Bahram Ghafari; Mehdi Shahbazi

Volume 7, Issue 4 , January 2016, , Pages 409-422

https://doi.org/10.22059/jmlm.2015.57101

Abstract
  The aim of this research was to investigate the ability of arousal control in male and female athletes using mental imagery and biofeedback methods. Participants were 30 male and female athlete students of Tehran University (mean aged 23) who were assigned into two homogeneous groups based on Vividness ...  Read More