Ch.1 Flashcards

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Skill

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An activity or task that has a specific purpose or goal to achieve; an indicator of quality of performance

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Motor Skills

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Activities or tasks that require voluntary control over movements of the joints and body segments to achieve a goal

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Gross motor skill

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A motor skill that requires the use of large musculature to achieve the goal of the skill

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Fine Motor Skill

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A motor skill that requires control of small muscles to achieve the goal of the skill; typically involves eye hand coordination and requires a high degree of precision of hand and finger movement

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Discrete Motor Skill

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A motor skill with clearly defined movement beginning and end points, usually requiring a simple movement

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Continuous motor skill

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A motor skill with arbitrary movement beginning and end points. These skills usually involve repetitive movements

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Serial motor skill

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A motor skill involving a series of discrete skills

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Closed motor skill

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A motor skill performed in a stationary environment where the performer determines when to begin the action

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Open Motor Skill

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A motor skill performed in a moving environment where the feature of the environmental context in motion determines when to begin the action

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