PSYC 325 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Explicit Memory, Procedural Memory, Socalled
27 Nov 2020
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Rely on distinct brain substrates from declarative memory (e. g. , case of hm) Perceptual-motor skills: learned movement patterns guided by sensory inputs. Examples: how to hit a curve ball, how to spike in volleyball. Open skills require adjustments based on the environment. Many activities require the combination of closed + open skills (e. g. , team sports) Cognitive skills: habits of problem solving, using strategies . Psychologists studying cognitive skills often use tasks that participants can learn rela tively quickly, such as simple puzzles like the tower of hanoi. C annot put larger disk on top of a smaller one. P erformance improves not due to physical skill, bu t cognitive skill (strategy) Perceptual - motor skills provide the basis for learning cognitive. Humans learn perceptual-motor skills earlier in life than they do cognitive skills (e. g. , walking before math) Many cognitive skills are difficult to acquire without some perceptual-motor skills first (e. g. , line drawing prior to writing words/sentences)
