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Errors have long been viewed as an important source of insight into the organization underlying performance. In this study, the general patterns of errors made by novice and expert typists suggest how skill in this complex motor task is organized and developed.
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Grudin, J.T. (1983). Error Patterns in Novice and Skilled Transcription Typing. In: Cooper, W.E. (eds) Cognitive Aspects of Skilled Typewriting. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5470-6_6
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