Motor Learning and Control : Concepts and Applications
ISBN: 9780073523804 | 0073523801
Edition: 9thFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Pub. Date: 1/27/2010
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The text provides an introductory study of motor learning and control for students who aspire to become practitioners in exercise science, physical education, and other movement-oriented professions. Magill opens with an introduction to motor skills and control, continues through attention, memory, and learning, and ends with a discussion of instruction, feedback, and practice methods. The text's strong research base, clear presentation and practical applications will help students build a solid foundation in motor skills and prepare them for f... MORE
| Introduction to Motor Skills and Abilities | |
| The Classification of Motor Skills | |
| The Measurement of Motor Performance | |
| Motor Abilities | |
| Introduction to Motor Control | |
| Neuromotor Basis for Motor Control | |
| Motor Control Theories | |
| Sensory Components of Motor Control | |
| Performance and Motor Control Characteristics of Functional Skills | ... MORE |
| Action Preparation | |
| Attention and Memory | |
| Attention as a Limited Capacity Resource | |
| Memory Components, Forgetting, and Strategies | |
| Introduction to Motor Skill Learning | |
| Defining and Assessing Learning | |
| The Stages of Learning | |
| Transfer of Learning | |
| Instruction and Augmented Feedback | |
| Demonstration and Verbal Instructions | |
| Augmented Feedback | |
| Practive Conditions | |
| Practice Variability and Specificity | |
| The Amount and Distribution of Practice | |
| Whole and Part Practice | |
| Mental Practice | |
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