Distinct modes of executing movement sequences: Reacting, associating, and chunking

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 274-282

  Verwey, Willem B ^a   Abrahamse, Elger L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Associative sequence learning; Discrete Sequence Production task; Keying sequences; Processing modes; Serial RT task

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; REPETITION PRIMING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); REACTION TIME; REPETITION PRIMING; SERIAL LEARNING;

EID: 84862214535     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2012.05.007     Document Type: Article

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