{"product_id":"motor-control-and-learning-9781492547754","title":"Motor Control and Learning","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMotor Control and Learning, Sixth Edition With Web Resource, \u003c\/i\u003efocuses on observable movement behavior, the many factors that influence quality of movement, and how movement skills are acquired. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“This book provides a blend of current literature and classic studies in motor control and learning, and the authors cite advantages and limitations for the research. I found part III the most thought-provoking and applicable to my practice of physical therapy, particularly chapter 10, which discusses how conditions of practice influence motor learning. The book comprehensively examines human movement and performance.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e —Doody’s Review Service \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I. Introduction to Motor Behavior \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/b\u003e Evolution of a Field of Study \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Understanding Movement \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Origins of the Field \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Summary \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/b\u003e Methodology for Studying Motor Performance \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Classification of Motor Skills \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Basic Considerations in Measurement \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Measuring Motor Behavior \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Measuring and Evaluating Relationships \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Reliability and Individual Differences \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Summary \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/b\u003e Human Information Processing \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Information-Processing Model \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Three Stages of Information Processing \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Anticipation \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Signal-Detection Theory \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Memory \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Summary \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/b\u003e Attention and Performance \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Types of Attention \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Theories of Attention \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Competition for Attention \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Attention During Movement \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Focus of Attention \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Automaticity: The Constrained Action Hypothesis \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Attention and Anxiety \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Summary \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II. Motor Control\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/b\u003e Sensory and Perceptual Contributions to Motor Control \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Closed-Loop Control Systems \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Vision \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Audition \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Proprioceptors \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Proprioception and Motor Control \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Feedforward Influences on Motor Control \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Summary \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6. \u003c\/b\u003eCentral Contributors to Motor Control \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Open-Loop Processes \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Central Control Mechanisms \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Central Control of Rapid Movements \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Generalized Motor Programs \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Summary \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/b\u003e Principles of Speed and Accuracy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Fitts’ Law: The Logarithmic Speed–Accuracy Trade-Off \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Linear Speed–Accuracy Trade-Off (Schmidt’s Law) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Temporal Speed–Accuracy Trade-Off \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Central Contributions to the Spatial Speed–Accuracy Trade-Off \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Correction Models of the Speed–Accuracy Trade-Off \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Summary \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8. \u003c\/b\u003eCoordination \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Discrete Tasks \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Continuous Tasks \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A Dynamical-Systems Account of Coordination \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Summary \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III. Motor Learning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9.\u003c\/b\u003e Motor Learning Concepts and Research Methods \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Defining Motor Learning \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Measuring Motor Learning \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Designing Experiments on Learning \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Using Alternative Methods to Measure Learning \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Understanding Issues About the “Amount” of Learning \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Understanding Learning and Performance Variables \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Summary \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10.\u003c\/b\u003e Conditions of Practice \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Verbal information \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Focus of Attention \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Motivational Influences on Learning \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Observational Learning \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Mental Practice \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Distribution of Practice \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Variability of Practice \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Contextual Interference \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Guidance \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Summary \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11.\u003c\/b\u003e Augmented Feedback \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Classifications and Definitions \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Informational Functions of Feedback \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Motivational Functions of Feedback \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Attentional Focus Functions of Feedback \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Theoretical Issues: How Does Augmented Feedback “Work”? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Summary \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12.\u003c\/b\u003e The Learning Process \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Stages of Motor Learning \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Closed-Loop Theory \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Schema Theory \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Differing Theoretical Perspectives of Motor Learning \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e OPTIMAL Theory \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Summary \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13. \u003c\/b\u003eRetention and Transfer \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Fundamental Distinctions and Definitions \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Measuring Retention and Transfer \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Retention and Motor Memory \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Retention Loss \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Transfer of Learning \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Summary \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Human Kinetics Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867311550807,"sku":"9781492547754","price":84.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781492547754.jpg?v=1722282732","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/motor-control-and-learning-9781492547754","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}