Motor learning and performance : from principles to application
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Motor learning and performance : from principles to application
Human Kinetics, c2014
5th ed
Available at 21 libraries
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-306) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This is the updated edition of the classic introduction to motor control and learning. Significantly updated, Motor Learning and Performance describes the principles of motor performance and learning in a style that is accessible even to students with little or no knowledge of physiology, psychology, statistical methods and other basic sciences. This text outlines the basics of motor skill learning, building a strong understanding of how skills are acquired and perfected through practice and how to apply the concepts to a variety of real-world settings. Additionally, the text examines some of the neurological and biomechanical processes that create complex movement behaviours, reflecting the convergence toward a shared understanding across the fields of motor behaviour and motor learning, motor control and biomechanics.
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1. Evolution of a Field of Study
- Chapter 3. Human Information Processing
- Part II: Motor Control
- Chapter 5. Sensory Contributions to Motor Control
- Chapter 7. Principles of Speed and Accuracy
- Chapter 9. Individual Differences and Capabilities
- Part III: Motor Learning
- Chapter 11. Conditions of Practice
- Chapter 13. The Learning Process
- Chapter 14. Retention and Transfer.
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