Chapter 6 - Motor Behavior

Question 1

motor learning

Answer 1

Acquistion of skilled movements as the result of practice

Question 2

motor control

Answer 2

neural, physical, and behavioral aspects of movement

Question 3

example of motor control

Answer 3

coordinating muscles and joints for movement

Question 4

motor development

Answer 4

developmental view of motor learning and control across the lifespan

Question 5

motor behavior in the 18-1900’s

Answer 5

studying motor skills to understand cognition and neural control

Question 6

motor behavior in the 1939-1945

Answer 6

wwII research on fighter pilots

Question 7

motor behavior 1940-1960s

Answer 7

focus on children’s acquisition of skills

Question 8

motor behavior in the 1960s brought what famous person

Answer 8

franklin henry: father of motor behavior whose research proved reaction time is slower for more complex movement

Question 9

motor behavior in the 1970s-Present

Answer 9

research on influence of maturation on performance, developmental patterns of fundamental movements, neuromuscular control of movement, attempt to ID treatments

Question 10

the main motor area of the brain is

Answer 10

the cerebral cortex

Question 11

primary motor cortex

Answer 11

the main area in executing volunteer movements

Question 12

premotor cortex

Answer 12

sensory guidance of movement

Question 13

supplementary motor cortex

Answer 13

planning of complex/two-handed movements and posture

Question 14

information processing theory

Answer 14

input, decision making, output, feedback

Question 15

input

Answer 15

brain receives input from the environment and senses

Question 16

decision making

Answer 16

the brain decides what to do and sends commands through the spinal cord to muscles

Question 17

output

Answer 17

muscles carrying out instructions

Question 18

feedback

Answer 18

performer gets feedback on the success of the movement and uses it for the next attempt

Question 19

research of neural tasks parameters

Answer 19

participant must not have done the task before, it must be a simple tasks

Question 20

studying of neural tasks focuses on

Answer 20

improvement and how movements are learned; the product not the process

Question 21

research on expert performers parameters

Answer 21

actions in practice and competition, knowledge and skills are sport specific

Question 22

stages of motor learning

Answer 22

cognitive stage, associative stage, autonomous stage

Question 23

cognitive stage of motor learning

Answer 23

understanding of skill goal and concentration on spatial and sequence

Question 24

associative stage of motor learning

Answer 24

concentration on temporal timing of movement

Question 25

autonomous stage of motor learning

Answer 25

concentration on use of skill in performance using strategy

Question 26

feedback

Answer 26

knowledge of performance, results

Question 27

motor programs theory

Answer 27

memory mechanisms that allow movements to be controlled (automatic skills)

Question 28

dynamical systems theory

Answer 28

less cognitive, there is a direct link between action and info

Question 29

motor development

Answer 29

understand skill acquisition across lifespan

Question 30

motor development principles

Answer 30

children are not mini adults and are more alike than different

Question 31

motor development studies

Answer 31

development in mechanics of movement, life span development experience, changing neuromuscular systems, development of overhand throwing