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The acquisition of robust and flexible cognitive skills.
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The authors introduce a model of skill acquisition that incorporates elements of both traditional models and models based on embedded cognition by striking a balance between top-down and bottom-up control. A knowledge representation is used in which pre- and postconditions are attached to actions. This model captures improved performance due to learning not only in terms of shorter solution times and lower error rates during the task but also in an increased flexibility to solve similar problems and robustness against unexpected events. In 3 experiments using a complex aviation task, the authors contrasted instructions that explicitly stated pre- and postconditions with conventional instructions that did not. The instructions with pre- and postconditions led to better and more robust performance than other instructions, especially on problems that required transfer. The parameters of the model were estimated to obtain a quantitative fit of the results of Experiment 1, which was then successfully used to predict the results of Experiments 2 and 3.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Taatgen, N. A., Huss, D., Dickison, D., & Anderson, J. R.
- Affiliations
- University of Groningen (NL)
- Carnegie Mellon University (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
- Published
- 2008
- Volume
- 137
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 548-565
- ISSN
- 0096-3445 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-2222
- OpenAlex
- W2149826736
- Cited by
- 115
- References
- 52
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 19.03
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- figshare.com
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- Journal of Experimental Psychology General (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (publishedVersion)
- KiltHub Repository (submittedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion)
- KiltHub Repository
- Funders
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NRA2-38169)
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research (FA-95500710359)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › AI-based Problem Solving and Planning
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Sport Psychology and Performance
- Keywords
- skill acquisition, embedded cognition, top-down and bottom-up control, preconditions and postconditions, knowledge representation, transfer of learning, explicit instruction, cognitive flexibility
- MeSH terms
- Attention, Aviation, Cognition, Computer Graphics, Computer Simulation, Concept Formation, Humans, Learning, Models, Psychological, Orientation, Pattern Recognition, Visual, Practice, Psychological, Problem Solving, Psychomotor Performance, Reaction Time, Mental Recall, Transfer, Psychology
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