The textbook described a study by Summers 1975 which showed that after people learned to produce a sequence of keystrokes with a particular slow rhythm, they could not easily escape that rhythm when they tried to produce the same sequence as quickly as possible. The interpretation of this result offered in the textbook was that

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The interpretation offered in the textbook was that the timing of a sequence of keystrokes becomes an integral part of the memory for the sequence. This means that once a particular rhythm is learned, it is difficult to change or modify the timing of the sequence of keystrokes. This indicates that timing plays an important role in the storage and retrieval of motor sequences in memory.

The Textbook Described a Study by Summers 1975 Which Showed