Chapter 6 - Motor Behavior Flashcards
motor learning
Acquistion of skilled movements as the result of practice
motor control
neural, physical, and behavioral aspects of movement
example of motor control
coordinating muscles and joints for movement
motor development
developmental view of motor learning and control across the lifespan
motor behavior in the 18-1900’s
studying motor skills to understand cognition and neural control
motor behavior in the 1939-1945
wwII research on fighter pilots
motor behavior 1940-1960s
focus on children’s acquisition of skills
motor behavior in the 1960s brought what famous person
franklin henry: father of motor behavior whose research proved reaction time is slower for more complex movement
motor behavior in the 1970s-Present
research on influence of maturation on performance, developmental patterns of fundamental movements, neuromuscular control of movement, attempt to ID treatments
the main motor area of the brain is
the cerebral cortex
primary motor cortex
the main area in executing volunteer movements
premotor cortex
sensory guidance of movement
supplementary motor cortex
planning of complex/two-handed movements and posture
information processing theory
input, decision making, output, feedback
input
brain receives input from the environment and senses
decision making
the brain decides what to do and sends commands through the spinal cord to muscles
output
muscles carrying out instructions
feedback
performer gets feedback on the success of the movement and uses it for the next attempt
research of neural tasks parameters
participant must not have done the task before, it must be a simple tasks
studying of neural tasks focuses on
improvement and how movements are learned; the product not the process
research on expert performers parameters
actions in practice and competition, knowledge and skills are sport specific
stages of motor learning
cognitive stage, associative stage, autonomous stage
cognitive stage of motor learning
understanding of skill goal and concentration on spatial and sequence
associative stage of motor learning
concentration on temporal timing of movement
autonomous stage of motor learning
concentration on use of skill in performance using strategy
feedback
knowledge of performance, results
motor programs theory
memory mechanisms that allow movements to be controlled (automatic skills)
dynamical systems theory
less cognitive, there is a direct link between action and info
motor development
understand skill acquisition across lifespan
motor development principles
children are not mini adults and are more alike than different
motor development studies
development in mechanics of movement, life span development experience, changing neuromuscular systems, development of overhand throwing
