Time Scales in Motor Learning and Development

A theoretical framework based on the concepts and tools of nonlinear dynamical systems is advanced to account for both the persistent and transitory changes traditionally shown for the learning and development of motor skills. The multiple time scales of change in task outcome over time are interpre...

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Published in:Psychological review 2001-01, Vol.108 (1), p.57-82
Main Authors: Newell, Karl M, Liu, Yeou-Teh, Mayer-Kress, Gottfried
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Cognition
Cognitive development
Data analysis
Human behaviour
Human Development
Humans
Hypothesis
Learning
Models, Psychological
Motor ability
Motor Development
Motor Skills
Nonlinear Dynamics
Perceptual Motor Learning
Psychology
Skills
Theories
Time
Time Factors
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Summary:A theoretical framework based on the concepts and tools of nonlinear dynamical systems is advanced to account for both the persistent and transitory changes traditionally shown for the learning and development of motor skills. The multiple time scales of change in task outcome over time are interpreted as originating from the system's trajectory on an evolving attractor landscape. Different bifurcations between attractor organizations and transient phenomena can lead to exponential, power law, or S -shaped learning curves. This unified dynamical account of the functions and time scales in motor learning and development offers several new hypotheses for future research on the nature of change in learning theory.
ISSN:0033-295X
1939-1471
DOI:10.1037/0033-295X.108.1.57