Motor learning and control : concepts and applications / Richard A. Magill.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : McGraw-Hill, 2011.Edition: 9thDescription: xiii, 466 p.: ill; 23 cmContent type:
  • Text
Media type:
  • Unmediated
Carrier type:
  • Volume
ISBN:
  • 978-007-128940-5
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 152.334 M27m
Contents:
The classification of motor skills -- The measurement of motor performance -- Motor abilities -- Neuromotor basis for motor control -- Motor control theories -- Sensory components of motor control -- Performance and motor control characteristics of functional skills -- Action preparation -- Attention as a limited capacity resource -- Memory components, forgetting, and strategies -- Defining and assessing learning -- The stages of learning -- Transfer of learning -- Demonstration and verbal instructions -- Augmented feedback -- Practice variability and specificity -- The amount and distribution of practice -- Whole and part practice -- Mental practice.
Summary: Designed for introductory students, this text provides the reader with a solid research base and defines difficult material by identifying concepts and demonstrating applications for each of those concepts.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Barcode
Books Books FEU - Cavite Higher Education HED Library 152.334 M27m (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available HED1659

Includes index

English

The classification of motor skills -- The measurement of motor performance -- Motor abilities -- Neuromotor basis for motor control -- Motor control theories -- Sensory components of motor control -- Performance and motor control characteristics of functional skills -- Action preparation -- Attention as a limited capacity resource -- Memory components, forgetting, and strategies -- Defining and assessing learning -- The stages of learning -- Transfer of learning -- Demonstration and verbal instructions -- Augmented feedback -- Practice variability and specificity -- The amount and distribution of practice -- Whole and part practice -- Mental practice.

Designed for introductory students, this text provides the reader with a solid research base and defines difficult material by identifying concepts and demonstrating applications for each of those concepts.

0

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.