oskustes
Oskustes is a hypothetical construct used in cognitive science and philosophy of mind to describe an alleged capacity for cross-domain skill transfer. In this framing, oskustes refers to the ability to rapidly extract the underlying structure of a problem and reapply learned procedures to novel tasks without explicit instruction.
Proponents place oskustes at the intersection of procedural memory, abstract thinking, and executive control. The mechanism
Origin and usage: The term is a modern coinage in theoretical discussions and is not widely adopted
Relation to existing concepts: Oskustes overlaps with cognitive flexibility, meta-cognition, and transfer of learning, but proponents
Implications and scope: If empirically supported, oskustes would have implications for education, where curricula could emphasize