Fundamentals of Motor Behavior

Name: Fundamentals of Motor Behavior
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ISBN: 9780736077149

ISBN-10: 0736077146

ISBN-13: 9780736077149

Edition: 2010

Authors: Jeffrey T. Fairbrother

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This book provides an overview of the field of motor behavior. You don't need specialised knowledge to understand the concepts presented and the material frequently focuses on why the information is relevant in the real world.

Book details

List price: $40.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Publication date: 2/15/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 184
Size: 7.05" wide x 10.00" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.078



Series Preface


Preface


Acknowledgments



Welcome to Motor Behavior



What Is Motor Behavior?


Research


Practical Application


Three Subdisciplines


A Brief History of Motor Behavior


Related Fields of Study


The Short of It



What Can I Do With Motor Behavior?


Academic Path


Professional Paths


Side Paths


The Short of It



Building Blocks of Motor Behavior


Taking a Systematic Approach


Accounting for the Person, the Task, and the Performance Setting


Information Processing



Observing Behavior


Closed and Open Skills


Discrete, Serial, and Continuous Skills


Observation: A Critical Key to Understanding Motor Behavior


The Short of It



Understanding How We Control Movements


Sources of Sensory Information


Continuous Control


No-Feedback Control


Combining Continuous and No-Feedback Control


The Short of It



Understanding How We Learn Motor Skills


Theories of How We Learn


Ways We Learn Motor Skills


Transfer


Feedback


The Short of It



Capabilities and Limitations


Information Processing


Reacting Faster: Ways to Reduce the Time Spent on Information Processing


How We Pay Attention


What We Pay Attention to Makes a Difference


Arousal and Performance


Speed--Accuracy Trade-Offs


Abilities and Skills


The Short of It



Setting Practice Procedures


Constant and Varied Practice


Blocked and Random Practice


Practice Distribution


Deciding How to Design Practice


The Short of It



Putting It All Together: The Motor Skill Learning Cycle



Consider the Person, Task, and Performance Setting



Plan for Practice



Implement Practice



Review the Overall Instructional Process


The Short of It


Epilogue: The Future of Motor Behavior



Learn More About Motor Behavior



Implementing Motor Behavior in the Real World


References


Bibliography


Index


About the Author