Mirror Drawing and Procedural Learning

Mirror drawing is a standard lab task for studying procedural learning. It helps researchers observe how people acquire a new motor skill over time. The task is also useful for looking at the kind of learning that becomes smoother with practice, like driving a car.

Learning and memory include man...

Studying motor learning allows for the investigation of, and better understanding into, distinct cognitive mechanisms. For instance, the process of acquiring a new motor skill, such as driving, at first seems arduous but eventually transitions to become second nature.

Experimental psychologists divide up learning and memory processes into ...