Motor control and learning : a behavioral emphasis /
Schmidt, Richard A.,1941-author.
Lee, Timothy Donald,1955-author.
Winstein, Carolee J.,author.
Wulf, Gabriele,author.
Zelaznik, Howard N.,1952-author.
Motor Control and Learning, Sixth Edition, focuses on observable movement behavior, the many factors that influence quality of movement, and how movement skills are acquired. The text examines the motivational, cognitive, biomechanical, and neurological processes of complex motor behaviors that allow human movement to progress from unrefined and clumsy to masterfully smooth and agile.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Evolution of a field of study -- Methodology for studying motor performance -- Human information processing -- Attention and performance -- Sensory and perceptual contributions to motor control -- Chapter 6-9 missing -- Conditions of practice -- Augmented feedback -- The learning process -- Retention and transfer.
Motor Control and Learning, Sixth Edition, focuses on observable movement behavior, the many factors that influence quality of movement, and how movement skills are acquired. The text examines the motivational, cognitive, biomechanical, and neurological processes of complex motor behaviors that allow human movement to progress from unrefined and clumsy to masterfully smooth and agile.
Movement, Psychology of.
Motor learning.