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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Motor Learning
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Skill acquisition, particularly for movement sequences, is theorized to involve simultaneous development of multiple, independent representations.
  • Understanding the underlying mechanisms of sequence production is key to optimizing learning and performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the nature of sequence representations during discrete sequence production.
  • To examine the role of intention and prior practice in the rapid execution of familiar motor sequences.

Main Methods:

  • Experiment 1: Participants performed a practiced six-key sequence under low-preparation conditions, analyzing inter-key interval distributions.
  • Experiment 2: Assessed the impact of unawareness of familiar sequences within a novel task on performance benefits.

Main Results:

  • Slowing of inter-key intervals was attributed to the use of slower processing modes, likely linked to independent sequence representations, and reduced parallel processing.
  • Participants unaware of executing familiar sequences showed no performance benefits from prior practice, indicating a lack of automatic activation.

Conclusions:

  • Movement sequence skill acquisition appears to involve the parallel development of independent sequence representations.
  • Top-down, intentional control remains necessary for the efficient, fast production of familiar sequences, suggesting that automaticity is not fully achieved through mere execution.