An external focus of attention is considered superior to an internal focus for learning and performance. However, findings specific to changing the task difficulty are inconsistent. The present study used a reciprocal aiming task to determine the effects of attentional focus on motor performance using speed-accuracy paradigm. We constrained timing to examine how internal and external focus of attention influenced accuracy when task difficulty changes. The results indicated greater accuracy on the right target and greater consistency on both targets for the external focus condition, regardless of task difficulty. Our results uniquely demonstrated how instruction modified a speed-accuracy task.

中文翻译：

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精细运动技能起步中注意焦点指示和任务难度的影响。

在学习和表现方面，外界关注的重点优于内部关注。但是，特定于改变任务难度的发现并不一致。本研究使用了互惠的瞄准任务，以速度精确范式确定注意力集中在运动表现上的影响。我们限制时间，以检查当任务难度改变时，内部和外部注意焦点如何影响准确性。结果表明，无论任务难度如何，外部聚焦条件下正确目标的准确性更高，两个目标的一致性更高。我们的结果独特地证明了指令是如何修改速度精度任务的。