Motor learning encompasses a wide range of phenomena, ranging from relatively low-level
mechanisms for maintaining calibration of our movements, to making high-level cognitive …

Bartlett (1958. Thinking. New York: Basic Books) described the point of no return as a point
of irrevocable commitment to action, which was preceded by a period of gradually …

The idea that cognition is controlled hierarchically is appealing to many but is difficult to
demonstrate empirically. Often, nonhierarchical theories can account for the data as well as …

Experts act without thinking because their skill is hierarchical. A single conscious thought
automatically produces a series of lower-level actions without top-down monitoring. This …

Commonsense and theorizing about action control agree in assuming that human behavior
is (mainly) driven by goals, but no mechanistic theory of what goals are, where they come …

Password reuse–using the same password for multiple accounts–is a prevalent
phenomenon that can make even the most secure systems vulnerable. When passwords are …

In keyboard writing, ty** skills are considered an important prerequisite of proficient text
production. We describe the design, implementation, and application of a standardized copy …