motor behavior quiz prep #2 Flashcards
Neural Basis of Behavior
development is the result of experience and observation. basically, behavior is learned through action.
what are the 3 stages of learning?
- cognitive - getting the idea of the movement
- associative - discrete performance adjustments
- autonomous - well-practiced and consistent performance
what happens in the cognitive stage?
Learner encounters
cognitive problems,
and must integrate
information.
1st stage of LEARNING
what happens in the associative stage?
Learner makes
associations b/w
environmental cues
and movements.
REFINING STAGE
what happens in the autonomous stage?
Learner performs
skill in habitual or
automatic manner.
(FINAL stage of learning)
what are the 2 stages of gentile’s 2-stage model?
initial stage & fixation and diversification
what is the intial stage?
The learner organizes a movement pattern (movement
coordination) by shaping the potential musculoskeletal
options to match the demands of the environment.
what are regulatory conditions?
Environmental features which
specify how movement must be
performed (ex. Cup size)
what are non-regulatory conditions?
Environmental conditions do
not influence movement
characteristics. (ex. Cup color)
what is the second stage?
- fixation & diversification
where learner must acquire
• adaptability
• consistency
• economy of effort
what is closed environment?
Skills require fixation
Learner must refine
pattern for consistency.
what is open environment?
Skills require diversification
Learner must diversify the
basic movement pattern.
Must adapt to regulatory
conditions
True or False: Learning is a relatively permanent change in the
capability to perform a skill
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: can learning be directly measured?
NO (FALSE)
what are performance variables?
alertness, anxiety, fatigue, and novelty
