| Description |
ix, 581 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Preface -- Part I. Introduction to motor behavior -- 1. Evolution of a field of study -- Understanding movement -- Origins of the field -- Summary -- 2. Methodology for studying motor performance -- Classification of motor skills -- Basic considerations in measurement -- Measuring motor behavior -- Measuring and evaluating relationships -- Summary -- 3. Human information processing -- The information-processing model -- Three stages of information processing -- Anticipation -- Signal-detection theory -- Memory -- Summary -- 4. Attention and performance -- Types of attention -- Theories of attention -- Competition for attention -- Attention during movement -- Focus of attention -- Attention and anxiety -- Summary -- Part II. Motor control -- 5. Sensory contributions to motor control -- Closed-loop control systems -- Vision -- Audition -- Proprioceptors -- Proprioception and motor control -- Feedforward influences on motor control -- Summary -- 6. Central contributions to motor control -- Open-loop processes -- Central control mechanisms -- Central control of rapid movements -- Generalized motor programs -- Summary -- 7. Principles of speed and accuracy -- Fitts' law : the logarithmic speed-accuracy trade-off -- The linear speed-accuracy trade-off -- The temporal speed-accuracy trade-off -- Central contributions to the spatial speed-accuracy trade-off -- Correction models of the speed-accuracy trade-off -- Summary -- 8. Coordination -- Discrete tasks -- Continuous tasks -- Summary -- 9. Individual differences and capabilities -- Experimental versus differential approaches -- Abilities -- Taxonomies -- Prediction -- Individual-difference variables -- Summary -- Part III. Motor learning -- 10. Motor learning concepts and research methods -- Motor learning defined -- Measuring motor learning -- Designing experiments on learning -- Alternative methods for measuring learning -- Issues about the "amount" of learning -- Understanding learning and performance variables -- Summary -- 11. Conditions of practice -- The law of practice -- Motivation for learning -- Verbal information -- Perceptual learning -- Observational learning -- Mental practice -- Distribution of practice -- Variability of practice -- Contextual interference -- Part versus whole practice -- Guidance -- Principles of practice specificity -- Summary -- 12. Augmented feedback -- Classifications and definitions -- Research on augmented feedback -- Evaluating the effects of augmented feedback -- Knowledge of performance -- Knowledge of results -- Theoretical issues : how does augmented feedback "work"? -- Summary -- 13. The learning process -- Characteristics of the learning process -- Closed-loop theory -- Schema theory -- Differing theoretical perspectives of motor learning -- Summary -- 14. Retention and transfer -- Fundamental distinctions and definitions -- Measuring retention and transfer -- Retention and motor memory -- Retention loss -- Transfer of learning -- Summary -- Appendix |
| Summary |
This book is significantly updated with current research, new learning features and more references. This outstanding introduction to the field focuses on motor behaviour that can be observed directly as well as the many factors that affect the quality of these performances and the ease with which they can be learned. This long-awaited new edition frames the important issues, theories, people and research from the field in a reader-friendly way, giving students a clear introduction to the most current information available. Schmidt and Lee, respected researchers and authors have refreshed this classic and comprehensive text |
| Notes |
Previous edition: 2005 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 503-564) and indexes |
| Subject |
Motor ability.
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Motor ability -- Textbooks.
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Motor learning -- Textbooks.
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Motor learning -- Research -- Methodology -- Textbooks.
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Movement, Psychology of.
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Motor learning.
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Motor Activity.
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Motor Skills.
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Learning.
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| Genre/Form |
Textbooks.
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| Author |
Lee, Timothy Donald, 1955- author
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| LC no. |
2010044051 |
| ISBN |
9780736079617 (hardcover : cover) |
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0736079610 (hardcover : cover) |
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