PSYC 2000 Chapter : Feb 8th Ch3 Perception Class
Document Summary
Friday may 8 (10am-noon), final exam: all material covered in class + book ch 16 to 19 (pp. 368-433); basic knowledge of the material covered for exam 1, 2, and 3, so you can understand the concepts covered in class and chapter 16 to 19. Chapter sixteen: practice variability and specificity: practice variability: refers to the variety of movement and context characteristics the learner experiences while practicing a skill. Intertrial variability: an environmental context characteristic in gentile"s taxonomy of motor skills. This happens when you are randomizing trials of a particular skill: various amounts of contextual interference can occur during practice depending on the scheduling of the practice variability. High amount of contextual interference: negative effects vs. If we work with little children, low interference is better than giving random practice trials. Very low skilled learners need to use blocked practice: motor skill characteristics, possible reasons for different finding in laboratory:
