motor learning

Question 1

what is motor learning

Answer 1

a set of processes associated with practice or experience leading to permanent changes in the capabilities to produce a skilled action

Question 2

components of motor learning

Answer 2

1. Acquiring capability for skilled action.
2. Learning results from experience or practice.
3. Learning cannot be measured directly, based on behavior.
4. Permanent change in behavior, so short term alterations are not thought of as learning

Question 3

different between learning and performance

Answer 3

 Learning is a permanent change in the motor behavior
 Motor Performance is the temporary change in motor behavior seen during a practice session

Question 4

factors affecting motor learning

Answer 4

Verbal instructions
Practice
Active participation and motivation
Possibility of errors
Postural control
Memory
Feedback

Question 5

examples of unconsciously learned and unconsciously recalled memories

Answer 5

motor learning, skills and habits

Question 6

memories involving sequency of events

Answer 6

prefrontal cortex

Question 7

emotional aspects of memory

Answer 7

amygdala

Question 8

encodes and transfers new explicit memory to long term

Answer 8

hippocampus
medial temporary lobe [not visible]

Question 9

memories involving movements

Answer 9

cerebellum

Question 10

forms of long-term memories

Answer 10

implicit [nondeclarative]
explicit [declarative]

Question 11

types of associative learning

Answer 11

habituations
sensitization