Motor learning and control : concepts and applications /
Motor Learning and Control: Concepts and Applications 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. The text opens with an introduction to motor skills and...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
McGraw-Hill,
[2014]
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| Edition: | Tenth edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- UNIT I: Introduction to Motor Skills and Abilities
- 1. The Classification of Motor Skills
- 2. The Measurement of Motor Performance
- 3. Motor Abilities
- UNIT II: Introduction to Motor Control
- 4. Neuromotor Basis for Motor Control
- 5. Motor Control Theories
- 6. Sensory Components of Motor Control
- 7. Performance and Motor Control Characteristics of Functional Skills
- 8. Action Preparation
- UNIT III: Attention and Memory
- 9. Attention as a Limited Capacity Resource
- 10. Memory Components, Forgetting, and Strategies
- UNIT IV: Introduction to Motor Skill Learning
- 11. Defining and Assessing Learning
- 12. The Stages of Learning
- 13. Transfer of Learning
- UNIT V: Instruction and Augmented Feedback
- 14. Demonstration and Verbal Instructions
- 15. Augmented Feedback
- UNIT VI: Practice Conditions
- 16. Practice Variability and Specificity
- 17. The Amount and Distribution of Practice
- 18. Whole and Part Practice
- 19. Mental Practice.