Implicit Learning of Action Sequences

p {margin: 0; padding: 0;} .ft00{font-size:18px;font-family:NimbusSansBold;color:#000000;} .ft01{font-size:15px;font-family:OpenSymbol;color:#000000;} .ft02{font-size:18px;font-family:NimbusSans;color:#000000;} .ft03{font-size:18px;line-height:23px;font-family:NimbusSansBold;color:#000000;} .ft04{font-size:18px;line-height:23px;font-family:NimbusSans;color:#000000;} IMPLICIT   LEARNING   OF   ACTIONSEQUENCES The Nature of Implicit Learning  Implicit Learning Defined  Implicit   learning   involvesacquiring   complex   actionsequences   without conscious awareness.  Tested   through   the   SerialReaction Time (SRT) task,an experimental method. The Serial Reaction Time (SRT) Task  Understanding the SRT Task  In   the   SRT   task,participants   respond   tostimuli   presented   asasterisks on a screen.  Responses   are   spatiallycorrelated with the stimuli,often through keystrokes.  Over   time,   participantsunconsciously   form associations   among sequence   elements,   aprocess   known   as chunking.  This   leads   to   the   learningof the structural propertiesof   the   stimulus-responsesequence.  Evidence   of   implicitlearning   is   observed   inshorter   SRTs,   indicating faster   execution   of   theentire action sequence. Testing   Implicit   Learning:   TransferPhase  Assessing Implicit Learning  Implicit   learning   is demonstrated by the abilityto   perform   sequencesmore quickly.  However,   replacing   thelearned   sequence   with   anew   one   in   a   transferphase results in increasedSRT times.  This   reflects   the   truenature   of   implicit   learning,where   the   entire   actionsequence   is   learned,   notjust   stimulus-response couplings.