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Understanding the Ecological Approach and Procedural Memory Development
The ecological approach focuses on adapting to the environment by perceiving and exploiting affordances. It was designed through observation of practice, recognizing methods that resulted in better retention of procedural memories in athletes. The approach involves observing what works over time to benefit skill development. Procedural memory development involves firing neurons, with the frequency of firing strengthening neural connections, leading to automaticity in movements.