Processing demands during the acquisition of motor skills requiring different feedback cues /
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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[College Station, Tex.] :
Reeve,
1976.
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| Online Access: | Link to ProQuest copy Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to determine the processing demands during the acquisition of visually and kinesthetically controlled movements. For motor skills requiring different feedback information, location or distance cues, the objectives of this study were as follows: (1) to determine the processing demands of visually controlled movements during skill acquisition, (2) to determine the processing demands of kinesthetically controlled movements during skill acquisition, and (3) to compare the processing demands of visually and kinesthetically controlled movements during skill acquisition. Methods Two experiments were conducted in order to determine the processing demands of location and distance moves controlled by the different feedback cues. In Experiment 1, 30 subjects learned a linear positioning movement to a criterion location during 80 practice trials. For production of the self-paced responses, subjects had either visual or kinesthetic cues. The secondary task probe technique was used to determine the processing demands at four probe positions defined as the Initiation Probe (IP), Movement Probe I (MPI), Movement Probe II (M P II), and the Termination Probe (TP). Another group of 30 subjects followed the same procedures in Experiment 2 with the exception that the response to be learned was a distance movement.. |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Health and Physical Education." Vita. |
| Physical Description: | xv, 153 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 93-96). |