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Three male adults participated in a study of the effects of competition on a complex motor skill which had been acquired to a high level of proficiency. Each S served as his own control under a noncompetition condition and then competed with each of the other two Ss. A very significant (p< .001) performance decrement occurred; however, certain factors other than competition could be partially responsible.
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This research was supported by research grant HD 00870-03 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to the University of Kansas, Bureau of Child Research.
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Petre, R.D., Galloway, C. The effects of competition and noncompetition on performance of a motor task. Psychon Sci 5, 399–400 (1966). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03328459
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