11b - Motor Learning Flashcards
def: denotes an act or task that has a goal to achieve and that requires voluntary body or limb movement to be properly performed
motor skill
def: a general, enduring trait affected by both learning and herefity
ability
def: specific to a given task and gained through experience
skill
def: involve large musculature as the primary basis of movement
gross motor skills
def: skills that require the ability to control small muscles of body in order to achieve the successful execution of the skill
fine motor skills
what are the different types of motor skills therapists work on
- physical therapists = gross motor skills
- occupational therapists = fine motor skills
def: clearly defined beginning and end points, throwing a ball, pushing in the clutch in a car
discrete motor skill
def: has arbitrary beginning and end points, the performer or some external force determines the beginning or end point of the skill
continuous motor skill
def: the performance environment is stable and predictable
closed skills
def: the performance environment is constantly changing and is therefore much less predictable
open skills
what are the two categories of motor learning?
- skill learning
- sensorimotor adaptation
what are the two types of augmented feedback?
- knowledge of results
2. knowledge of performance
what are the benefits of KR?
- to confirm own assesments of task intrinsic feedback
- when the learner can’t determine the outcome of performing skill
- to motivate
what are the benefits of KP?
- motor skills require specific movement characteristics
- highly coordinated movement components of a skill must be improved or corrected
- the goal of the action is kinematic
- KR is redundant with task-intrinsic feedback
what is an effective method of giving KR and KP?
videotaping
