Chapter 1: Intro To Motor Learning

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Motor behavior includes....

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motor learning, motor development, and motor control

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ecological viewpoint

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the study of movement in natural environments

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ergonomics

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the study of human beings in work environments

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motor behavior

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the study of humans' skilled movement generated at a behavioral level

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motor control

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the study of neural, physical and behavioral aspects of movement

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motor skill

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a skill where success is determined by the quality of the performer's movement

2 classifying factors: 1. what the task is 2. proficiency of performing the task

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discrete skill

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has a defined beginning and end

starts and ends quickly

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serial skill

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several discrete skills connected in a sequence

requires a longer time than discrete skill

progresses from individual focus to combined focus

becomes one single, smooth, rapid movement

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continuous skill

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does not have a recognizable beginning

repetitive

continues for a while

strong performance proficiency factor

duration determined by marker or barrier

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cognitive skill

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a skill that is primarily cognitive, focuses on the decision guiding the movement

motor control is minimized, decision making is maximized

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open skill

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performed in an unpredictable environment

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closed skill

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performed in a predictable environment

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maximum certainty

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able to meet performance goals or results with certainty, high degree of certainty on demand

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minimum energy expenditure

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reduction of unwanted or unnecessary energy

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minimum movement time

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able to perform in the shortest amount of time possible

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motor performance

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always observable

influenced by motivation, attentional focus

influenced by fatigue, physical conditions

fluctuates

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motor learning

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internal process

improves with practice

based on observing person's stability of motor performance

stable over several observations under varied circumstances

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explicit learning

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improvement occurs by recognizing the obvious to change or modify performance

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implicit learning

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improvement occurs with no awareness or explanation as a result of repeated performance

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beginning learners

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inaccurate, inconsistent, rigid, slow, timid, indecisive

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experienced learners

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automatic, accurate, consistent, fluid confident, certain, adaptable

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problem based approach to motor performance

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who, what, where

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individual differences

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differences in performance due to inherited abilities that are stable and enduring

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model

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an analogy of a system that captures many of the known properties to understand a system and promote practical applications

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gentile's taxonomy

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body transport

object manipulation

context variability

regulatory variability