Motor Learning Behavioral Basis Flashcards
Motor Learning
Set of processes associated with practice that leads to a relatively permanent changes in the capability (critical for participation in societal roles)
Process Defined
Set of events or occurrences that taken together lead to some particular product
Learning Defined
the process and product is a new improved behavior. An internal event and cannot be observed directly
Skilled Action components
Accuracy, Speed, Adaptability, Efficiency and Consistency
Level 1 Research for Motor Learning
Least direct relevance - develops theory based knowledge for understanding motor learning
Level 2 Research for Motor Learning
Moderate direct relevance - understanding the learning of practical skills in practical settings (NO time requirement)
Level 3 Research for Motor Learning
Most direct relevance - (immediate) solutions to practical learning problems in practical settings
Practice and Performance Key Takeaways
Practice needs to be challenging! Increases cognitive effort which promotes learning
If treatment is leading to perfect performance change the treatment!
What is the Best Indicator of Learning?
Retention!
Retention Process
Encoding, consolidation and retrieval
Delayed Retention Test
Temporary effects are gone and the consolidation process has evolved (24 hours to a month post practice)
Delayed Transfer Test
Ability to generalize the learned into to a novel task or different environment
How to Measure Learning in the Clinic?
Retest at a later date, Generalization (variation of task), and Automaticity (does it require attention?)
Memory Defined
process by which that knowledge is encoded, stored and later retrieved
Procedural Knowledge
information is summarized in neural networks that allow the task to continue without failing (bike example)
