Chapter 19 Flashcards
The cognitive rehearsal of a physical skill in the absence of overt physical movements; it can take the form of thinking about the cognitive or procedural aspects of a motor skill, or of engaging in visual to kinesthetic imagery of the performance of a skill or part of a skill.
Mental Practice
An individual-difference characteristic that differentiates people who can image an action with a high degree of vividness and control from people who have difficulty imaging an action.
Imagery Ability
What are the two roles of mental practice in learning and performance?
1) acquisition of motor skills
2) performance preparation of a well-learned skill
The individual approximates the real-life situation in such a way that the person actually “imagines being inside his/her body and experiencing those sensations which might be expected in the actual situation.”
Internal Imagery
The person views himself or herself from the perspective of so observer, as in watching a movie.
External Imagery
What are the two ways that mental practice is used to enhance performance?
1) action preparation
2) storage and retrieval from memory
Understand the effectiveness of physical and mental practice and benefits of a combination of the two.
Mental practice is good. Physical brow twice is better. And a combination of the two is best.
What are the four reasons that mental practice is better than physical practice?
1) quicker recovery
2) inexpensive
3) can do anywhere (continent)
4) reduced risks
What are the three hypotheses that explain the effectiveness of mental practice?
1) Neuromuscular Hypothesis
2) Brain Activity Hypothesis
3) Cognitive Hypothesis
Similar brain regions activated during the imagination and physical execution of a movement.
Brain Activity Hypothesis
EMG recordings show muscle activity similar to the expected activity during actual performance of a skill.
Neuromuscular Hypothesis
Learning a new activity required much mental practice.
Cognitive Hypothesis
