90 Ss were given 16 trials (15 sec. apart) at drawing a 3-in. line while blindfolded. Three groups (ns = 30) were defined by the duration of a rest of 10 sec. (Gp. 0), 2 min. (Gp. 2), or 5 min. (Gp. 5) interpolated between 6 trials, each followed by knowledge of results (KR) and 10 trials without KR. The magnitude of the immediate post-rest response was inversely related to the duration of the longer rest. Rate of response decay post-rest was directly related to duration of the interpolated rest. A, proprioceptive dampening effect associated with the build-up of response inhibition was hypothesized.
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