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Peer reviewedMacKay, Donald G. – Psychological Review, 1982
A theory of practice in high-proficiency skills such as speech production is proposed, involving activation of a hierarchy of nodes in serial order within an output system of behavior. Increased flexibility with practice, response mechanism transfer in skills, motor equivalence, automaticity, and speed-accuracy trade-off are discussed. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Learning Theories, Motor Development, Responses
