standard consolidation theory memories initially depend on the hippocampus, but eventually become consolidated in their original forms in other brain regions.
multiple trace theory every item ever encoded, from birth to death, will exist in this matrix as multiple traces
episodic memory involves the ability to learn, store, and retrieve information about unique personal experiences that occur in daily life
semantic memory a type of long-term memory involving the capacity to recall words, concepts, or numbers, which is essential for the use and understanding of language
expert performs a skill better than most avg
skill an ability that can improve over time through practice
perceptual motor skill learned movement patterns guided by sensory inputs
cognitive skill a skill that requires problem-solving or the application of strategies
closed skill a skill that involves performing predefined movements that ideally, never vary
open skill a skill in which movements are made based on predictions about changing demands of the environment
massed practice concentrated, continue practice of a skill
spaced practice practice of a skill that is spread over throughout several sessions
constant practice practice with a set of materials and skills that do not change
variable practice practice with a performance of skills in a wide variable of contexts
fitt's model of learning stages
- cognitive stage → associative stage → autonomous stage
- cognitive stage (thinking actively about the action)
- associative stage (with less thought, doing stereotypical motions of the action)
- autonomous stage (without thought, pure motor skills)
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