EFFECTIVE
why study motor behaviour
connects to:
- teaching/learning
- human ergo
- diagnosis/rehabilitation of neural and muscular disorder
subdisciplines of motor behaviour are
motor control
motor learning
motor development
whats motor control
cognitive and neural processing associated with planning
and execution - milliseconds
whats motor learning
process of learning permanent changes in movement
capability - hours/days/weeks
whats motor development
processes and factors leading to development and
improvement within performance overtime -
months/years/decades
reductionist approach
understanding the individual parts will make you
understand the whole loop
individual parts: where signals go, what contracts/relaxes
dynamic system
you cannot understand the entirety of the loop from just
the individual actions
, classifications and categorization of movement
size: gross, fine, mixed
organization: distinct, serial, continous
environment predictability: open or closed environment
capability
ability or potential to complete a task
skill
ability to complete a task with certainty with efficient time
and energy
performance proficiency
ability to achieve goal with max time and energy efficiency
performance stages
early: cautious, inconsistent, lots of error
middle: improvement but still has error, more precise and
accurate
late: accurate precise, able to detect errors, excessive
improvement
temporal measure: response time
time taken to understand and process stimulus
includes reaction and movement time
temporal measure: reaction time
time taken to process and make a plan
temporal measure: movement time
time taken to understand motor plan and execute it
constant error
can be negative
distance from target
consistent
accuracy/bias
formula = CE = sum (initial - target)/n
absolute error