This unit has been discontinued.
Introduction
This unit examines the processes underlying skill acquisition and human performance. Skilled performance across many tasks involves the coordinated processes of perception, cognition and action. Of particular interest are the substantial changes in these processes that occur as people gain experience in a task or domain. In this unit the primary focus will be on the acquisition of perceptual-motor skills. The study of motor expertise is addressed from five perspectives: information processing, individual differences or abilities, expert performance approach, constraints-based approach and, neural correlatesapproach. The laboratory component involves empirical investigation of topics covered in the lectures.
Summary 2020
| Unit name | Learning & Skilled Performance |
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| Unit code | KHA314 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Health and Medicine School of Psychological Sciences |
| Discipline | Psychology |
| Teaching staff | |
| Level | Advanced |
| Available as student elective? | Yes |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | One 2-hr lecture and one 2-hr lab class weekly (13 wks) |
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| Assessment | 2-hr exam (50%), assignments totalling 3,000 words (50%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | Information about any textbook requirements will be available from mid November. |
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