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CONCEPT
procedural memory
memory for how to do things; procedural memories are automatically retrieved and utilized for the execution of the step-by-step procedures involved in both cognitive and motor skills.

Definition contributed by BGregory about one year ago.

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action observation task
  • standard deviation from the mean accuracy score
  
action imitation task
  • immediate accuracy minus delayed accuracy
  
sequence recall/learning
  • accuracy with learning minus accuracy without learning/practice
  
  • accuracy of participant minus average accuracy of controls
  
motor sequencing task
  • accuracy of participant minus average accuracy of controls
  
  • longest correct sequence of controls minus longest correct sequence of subject
  
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NPicchetti Initial definition retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procedural_memories
about one year ago

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Definition contributed by BGregory about two years ago:
memory for how to do things; procedural memories are automatically retrieved and utilized for the execution of the step-by-step procedures involved in both cognitive and motor skills. (from Wikipedia)

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Definition contributed by SAdministrator about three years ago:
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2011-05-10 BGregory: BGregory updated the definition for procedural memory. [view the changes at http://cognitiveatlas.org/term/procedural_memory]
2011-05-05 NPicchetti: Added new topic to discussion
2010-05-10 BGregory: BGregory updated the definition for procedural memory. [view the changes at http://www.cognitiveatlas.org/term/procedural_memory]
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