New developments in understanding skilled performance

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 235-239

  Ackerman, Phillip L ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Domain knowledge; Motor skills; Skill acquisition; Skilled performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 34748829837     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2007.00511.x     Document Type: Article

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