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@article{citeulike:4187447, abstract = {The transition from algorithmic to memory-based performance is a core component of cognitive skill learning. There has been debate about the temporal dynamics of strategy execution, with some models assuming a race (i.e., independent, capacity unconstrained parallel processing) between algorithm and retrieval, and others assuming a choice mechanism. The authors investigated this issue using a new approach that allows the latency of each algorithm step to be measured, in turn providing new insight into (a) whether there is slowing of 1 or more algorithm steps on trials immediately preceding the 1st retrieval trial for an item, as might be expected if there is a competitive strategy execution process of some type other than a race, and (b) whether there is partial algorithm completion on retrieval trials, as would be expected if the 2 strategies are executed in parallel. Results are uniquely consistent with a strategy choice mechanism involving a competition between the retrieval strategy and the 1st step of the algorithm. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved).}, author = {Bajic, D. and Rickard, T. C.}, citeulike-article-id = {4187447}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0013647}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19210084}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=19210084}, doi = {10.1037/a0013647}, issn = {0278-7393}, journal = {Journal of experimental psychology. Learning, memory, and cognition}, keywords = {jessica, memory, skill-learning}, month = {January}, number = {1}, pages = {113--121}, posted-at = {2009-03-17 20:26:38}, priority = {2}, title = {The temporal dynamics of strategy execution in cognitive skill learning.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0013647}, volume = {35}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4187447 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4187447 N2 - The transition from algorithmic to memory-based performance is a core component of cognitive skill learning. There has been debate about the temporal dynamics of strategy execution, with some models assuming a race (i.e., independent, capacity unconstrained parallel processing) between algorithm and retrieval, and others assuming a choice mechanism. The authors investigated this issue using a new approach that allows the latency of each algorithm step to be measured, in turn providing new insight into (a) whether there is slowing of 1 or more algorithm steps on trials immediately preceding the 1st retrieval trial for an item, as might be expected if there is a competitive strategy execution process of some type other than a race, and (b) whether there is partial algorithm completion on retrieval trials, as would be expected if the 2 strategies are executed in parallel. Results are uniquely consistent with a strategy choice mechanism involving a competition between the retrieval strategy and the 1st step of the algorithm. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved). IS - 1 JF - Journal of experimental psychology. Learning, memory, and cognition SN - 0278-7393 EP - 121 TI - The temporal dynamics of strategy execution in cognitive skill learning. VL - 35 SP - 113 KW - jessica KW - memory KW - skill-learning AU - Bajic, D AU - Rickard, TC PY - 2009/01// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0013647 ER -