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199296 https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.2.N.199296 http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ All Rights Reserved 2024 68 pages Masters Thesis Academic theses Text eng Landfair, Jayci Amazeen, Polemnia G Amazeen, Eric Likens, Aaron Arizona State University Partial requirement for: M.S., Arizona State University, 2024 Field of study: Psychology This study examines the dynamics of learning a bimanual coordination task over five days through three experiments. These experiments investigate the stabilization of novel motor skills, their effects on the attractor landscape, and their retention, thereby challenging the predictions made by two prevailing models. In the first experiment, participants practiced index finger movements at either 60° or 135°. An analysis of variance revealed no significant differences in performance accuracy or consistency between these groups. Subsequent tests showed patterns familiar to the participants being performed during trials. The second experiment assessed the attractor landscape before, during, and after the practice period, showing a multi-stable landscape throughout, with distinct individual differences unrelated to musical background emerging. The third experiment, focusing on pattern retention, indicated that the learned motor skills were maintained without significant variation between the two groups. These findings contribute to the understanding of motor coordination, with broader implications for areas such as sports training and physical rehabilitation. Cognitive Psychology kinesiology Bimanual Coordination Coordination Dynamics Haken-Kelso-Bunz Model skill acquisition Dynamics of Motor Learning: An Evaluation of Competing Models