This study investigated the effects of different sequence structures on the bilateral transfer of learning from one sequence to another. Subjects were asked to respond to visual stimulus of "x" mark appeared in a particular sequence on the CRT at one of four locations arranged horizontally. They were instructed to respond to the visual signal by pressing the corresponding keys with their four fingers. After practicing one serial pattern for a substantial period of time with one hand, the subjects were randomly assigned to one of two experimental conditions and a control condition [ hierarchy (n=6) , vs , linear (n=6) , control (n=6) ] . Reaction time and latency profile constituted the dependent variables and learning of the sequence was evaluated by measuring the amount of facilitation of the performance on the transfer tasks. The findings support the notion that the internal representation of a sequence organiges in hierarchically, rather than linearly and the executionin of movement sequence is controlled hieararchically even though different effector(different hand in this study) . In addition, the results provided strong evidence for the notion that the subunits of movement can be interchangeable once subjects establish interval structure of the sequence.

• 김진환 | Jin Hwan Kim