Skill in Expert Dogs.
The motor control of novice participants is often cognitively demanding and susceptible to interference by other tasks. As people develop expertise, their motor control becomes less susceptible to interference from other tasks. Researchers propose a transition in human motor skill from active contro...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Experimental Psychology. Applied Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 171 - 179 |
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American Psychological Association
September 2007
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