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The acquisition of skill is examined with reference to the nature of the evolving perceptual-motor workspace. The evolution and dissolution of gradient and equilibrium regions within the workspace is discussed relative to the constraints on action. Some experimental data are reported which address the impact of some of the features of perceptual-motor workspaces on exploratory behavior, criterion performance, and transfer while learning to locate the minimum of an unknown function.
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Newell, K.M., McDonald, P.V., Kugler, P.N. (1991). The Perceptual-Motor Workspace and the Acquisition of Skill. In: Requin, J., Stelmach, G.E. (eds) Tutorials in Motor Neuroscience. NATO ASI Series, vol 62. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3626-6_9
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