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open skill

open skill An open skill is a motor or sport skill performed in a changing, unpredictable environment, so the person must keep adjusting actions to external events.

An open skill is a motor or sport skill performed in a changing, unpredictable environment, so the person must keep adjusting actions to external events. In psychology and development contexts, it is contrasted with closed skills, which are carried out in more stable, self-paced settings with more fixed movement patterns.