Fitts and Posner Model

Fitts and Posner's model describes how individuals learn and improve motor skills through three stages: the cognitive stage, where you understand what to do; the associative stage, where your movements become more coordinated and accurate through practice; and the autonomous stage, where the skill becomes automatic and performed with minimal conscious effort. This framework helps explain the process of mastering new physical activities, from initial learning to expert performance, emphasizing how skill development involves increasing efficiency and reducing effort over time.