Expertise

Question 1

expert

Answer 1

extremely skilled/knowledgeable in a domain

Question 2

Cognitive stage

Answer 2

instructions and other forms of declarative knowledge are learned and rehearsed

Question 3

Associative stage

Answer 3

knowledge becomes connected and those connections are gradually strengthened after detecting/eliminating errors

Question 4

Autonomous stage

Answer 4

knowledge becomes proceduralized, making the skill automated/faster

Question 5

Algorithm

Answer 5

step by step procedure guaranteed to solve a problem

Question 6

Chunking

Answer 6

combining smaller knowledge units into larger ones, which can increase memory capacity

Question 7

Digit span

Answer 7

the number of digits than can be recalled in order from a random list

Question 8

Deliberate practice

Answer 8

training that is designed to target specific aspects of performance through repetition/refinement

Question 9

Ten-year rule

Answer 9

10 years of training are needed to become an expert

Question 10

instance

Answer 10

memory of an event that includes the stimulus and the response

Question 11

Power law of learning

Answer 11

performance changes in a curvilinear way when plotted against the raw number of practice trials, logarithm of performance changes in a linear way when plotted against the logarithm of the number of practice trials