Skill Acquisition and Training
PREFACE
Chapter 1: Skill Acquisition and Training in Context
Historical Overview of Skills Research
Early Studies of Skill Acquisition
Transfer of Learning
Skilled Action
Information-Processing Approach to Skill Acquisition
Phases of Skill Acquisition
Quantifying Performance Changes
Performance Measures
Verbal Protocol Analysis
Psychophysiological and Neuropsychological Measures
Modeling Skill
Applications of Skills Research
Summary
Chapter 2: Perceptual Learning
Mechanisms of Perceptual Learning
Attention Weighting
Stimulus Imprinting
Differentiation
Perceptual Unitization
Facilitating the Development of Perceptual Skill
Visual Search
Procedural Learning
Adaptive Perception
Summary
Chapter 3: Response Selection and Motor Skill
Response-Selection Skill
Speed-Accuracy Tradeoff
Set-Size Effects and Uncertainty
Stimulus-Response Compatibility Effects
Sequential Effects
Motor Learning
Motor Programming Perspective
Dynamic Systems Approach
Problems of Movement Control
Factors Influencing Motor Skill Acquisition