PSY260H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Twin, Semantic Memory, Episodic Memory
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Skill - ability to perform a task that has been honed through learning. Skill memories are different: long lasting (like semantic) Are difficult to convey except by direct demonstration. May be acquired without awareness have content that is consciously. Perceptual motor skills - learned movement patterns guided by sensory inputs. Closed skill - performing a predefined sequence of movements (ie. ballet) Open skill - skills that require participants to respond based on predictions about the changing demands of the environment (ie. salsa or swing dancing) Cognitive skill - require you to solve problems or apply strategies rather than to move your body based on what you perceive. Associated with the ability to reason and solve problems. Talent - being able to master a skill with little effort. Experts - people who perform a skill better than most. Rotary pursuit task - person learns to keep a stylus above a particular point.
