Research article summary (published 27 Feb 2002):

Implicit motor learning through observational training in adults and children.

Full Abstract

Although evidence of implicit motor learning on the basis of observation alone has been reported, there is some data to suggest that the phenomenon could be contaminated by the intentional exploitation of explicit knowledge. In the present experiment, a special procedure was adapted to study observational learning in a situation involving the acquisition of a new drawing behavior. The participants consisted of adults and children 6-10 years of age. The results provide support for the view that overt motor practice is not strictly necessary for implicit motor learning. They demonstrate that children display capacities similar to those of adults in this form of learning. Some suggestions are made to account for the contradictory results present in this area of research.

Author information

Author/s: Vinter, Annie (A); Perruchet, Pierre (P);

Affiliation: University of Bourgogne, Dijon, France. annie.vinter(-atsign-)u-bourgogne.fr

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

Journal: Memory & cognition (Mem Cognit), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Mar; vol 30 (issue 2) : pp 256-61

Dates: Created 2002/05/30; Completed 2002/06/14; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 12035887, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Adolescent Adult Age Factors Child Child, Preschool Female Humans

Infant Learning Male Motor Skills Psychomotor Performance Random Allocation Teaching

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