Random Practice Enhances Motor Learning in Extroverted Older Women

Key Points

• The aim is to investigate how personality traits, particularly extroversion, affect motor learning through different practice schedules in older women.
• Participants included extroverted older women
• Practiced motor tasks under random schedules
• Performance assessed through delayed transfer tests
• Extroverted women displayed superior performance compared to other groups
• Findings contrast with previous evidence from younger adults
• Emphasizes the need for lifespan-sensitive motor learning strategies

Abstract