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Skill Acquisition

Skill Acquisition is a subfield of cognitive psychology, human performance, and music psychology that investigates the mechanisms and conditions through which individuals develop, refine, and automatize complex motor and cognitive skills over time via practice and experience.

6.3K

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465.4K

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13.1K

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The role of deliberate practice in the acquisition of expert performance.

K. Anders Ericsson, Ralf Krampe, Clemens Tesch‐Römer · Psychological Review · 1993 · 8.8K citations

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Mindset: the new psychology of success

Choice Reviews Online · 2006 · 7.9K citations

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The Adult Learner: A Neglected Species

David V. Tiedeman, Malcolm S. Knowles · Educational Researcher · 1979 · 3.9K citations

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Acquisition of cognitive skill.

John R. Anderson · Psychological Review · 1982 · 3.5K citations

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A schema theory of discrete motor skill learning.

Richard A. Schmidt · Psychological Review · 1975 · 3.2K citations

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Authors

13.1K

  1. KA
    K. Anders Ericsson

    Florida State University, United States

    38 publications · 21.4K citations

    31

    h-index

  2. GW
    Gabriele Wulf

    University of Nevada, Las Vegas, United States

    38 publications · 3.6K citations

    30

    h-index

  3. KD
    Keith Davids

    Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom

    31 publications · 2.2K citations

    26

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  4. TD
    Timothy D. Lee

    McMaster University, Canada

    32 publications · 5.3K citations

    25

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  5. RS
    Rich S.W. Masters

    University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

    29 publications · 3.3K citations

    24

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Institutions

3K

  1. Florida State University

    Tallahassee, United States

    48 h-index

    134 publications

    31.4K citations

  2. McMaster University

    Hamilton, Canada

    41 h-index

    123 publications

    12.5K citations

  3. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    40 h-index

    134 publications

    15.3K citations

  4. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    35 h-index

    154 publications

    14.8K citations

  5. Louisiana State University

    Baton Rouge, United States

    35 h-index

    99 publications

    7.3K citations

  6. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    35 h-index

    72 publications

    14.3K citations

  7. University of Hong Kong

    Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

    33 h-index

    100 publications

    6.9K citations

  8. Liverpool John Moores University

    Liverpool, United Kingdom

    33 h-index

    85 publications

    10.1K citations

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Venues

  1. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

    RQES · 138 publications · 9K citations

    55

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  2. Journal of Motor Behavior

    JMB · 126 publications · 11.4K citations

    54

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  3. Perceptual and Motor Skills

    212 publications · 7.2K citations

    44

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  4. Frontiers in Psychology

    115 publications · 5.4K citations

    44

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  5. Journal of Sports Sciences

    59 publications · 4.5K citations

    41

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