title: On task and theory specificity.
abstract: One of the significant limitations of the motor control and skill acquisition domain is that the theories, models, and hypotheses are, in most cases, task specific. Many lines of theorizing fail to hold up under even small changes in task constraints, although clearly the field does have some robust phenomena. It is proposed that a broader consideration of the role of task constraints, which is grounded in the methodology of nonlinear dynamics, may help to formulate a more general action theory of coordination and control.
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology, 117 Louise Freer Hall, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 906 South Goodwin, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Newell