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Chapter 5
A) Describe two characteristics of a good theory in science. B) How can a good theory in
a behavioral science like motor control and learning be useful to a practitioner?
a. A good theory should describe and provide explanations f
Chapter 4
1. A) Describe the general structure of a neuron, the function of each component,
and the three different types of neurons and their functions B) How does the
structure of a sensory neuron differ from the structure of the other two types of
neur
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Chapter 2
A) describe the differences between performance outcome measures and performance
production measures B) give three examples for each of these measures of motor
performance
a. Outcome indicates outcome or result of performing
Chapter 7
1. A) Describe the speed-accuracy trade-off that occurs in the performance of many motor
skills and give two motor skill performance examples B) How is Fitts law related to the
speed-accuracy trade-off phenomenon?
a. The speed-accuracy trade-off
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2.
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Chapter 6
Describe the sensory receptors located in the skin that provide tactile sensory information
related to movement
a. Mechanoreceptors when we touch something, activate to provide the CNS with
information related to pain, temperature, a
Motor Learning- Lab 2- Chapter 2
Measurement and Analysis of Performance
Graph:
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Trial
The performance curve seems to decrease as the trials go on, which shows that I
Chapter 8
Action Preparation
What does the motor control system do when we get ready to perform an action in
specific situation?
Action intention > Preparation > Action initiation > Action termination
Action Preparation Requires Time
Donders (1868), Dutc
THE LAW
Prof. Robles
Why Legal Rights Are
Important
The Willowbrook State School
Delbert at cci.org
Delbert cci.org
How Do Laws Differ?
There are different types of laws.
Federal laws apply to everyone in the
United States.
State and local laws apply to p
Chapter 9
Attention as Limited Capacity Resource
Defining Attention
Attention refers to characteristics associated with
o Consciousness
o Awareness
o Cognitive effort
When related to the performance of skills particular reference to the limitations
asso
FIRST NAMES
Normality and Abnormality
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
The Power of Names
http:/
www.youtube.com/watch?feature=playe
r_detailpage&v=WOHPuY88Ry4
And if I ever have a son, I think I'm
gonna name him
Bill or George! Anything but Sue! I still
hate th
FOOD AND APPETITE
Soc 240: Normality &
Abnormality
Tuesday February 14, 2017
Last Class: Names
Use names to be normal but whats
normal changes over time
Reflect underlying culture from
tradition to individuality, from
continuity to change
Sometimes help a
BEAUTY AND PHYSICAL
APPEARANCE PART 2
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
LAST CLASS
Importance of Beauty
Cultural and Evolutionary Views
Sharp contrast over whether nurture
or nature shapes importance of
beauty
Gender differences
Weight
Last week people naturally
PHYSICAL
APPEARANCE AND
BEAUTY
Normality and Abnormality
Thursday Feb 16, 2017
THEMES
1) Importance of physical
appearance
2) Cultural and Evolutionary views
3) Differences between women and
men
4) Weight and Height
5) How people strive to achieve
beauty
Motor Learning- Lab 3- Chapter 3
Individual Differences in Balance Activity
Median Time (Sec.)
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Balance Test
1) The two dynamic tests are somewhat correlated because both represent my poor balance
skills. For the Book-Balancing
Motor Learning- Lab 7- Chapter 10
Motor Memory
1) One would assume that performance would negatively be affected by an increased
duration of time before recall; however, our results do not necessarily support this idea.
Similar to the previous lab, this c
Motor Learning- Lab 1- Chapter 1
Skill Practice and Learning
25
20
15
Average Number of Catches
Number of Catches
10
5
0
Block
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
I was visually focusing on the balls themselves.
I was mentally concentrating on catching the balls.
Nothing i
Motor Learning- Lab 11
Novice-Expert Performance Differences
The experts performance characteristics:
1)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Successful, ideal cartwheel
Successful, ideal cartwheel,
Successful, ideal cartwheel,
Successful, ideal cartwheel,
Successful, ideal ca
Motor Learning- Chapter 10- Chapter 16
Performance Changes Resulting from Practice Organization
1) Based on solely on absolute error, the greatest amount of error occurred during task B,
which is when movement time was in the middle. Task C also had a gre
Motor Learning- Lab 4- Chapter 7
Fitts Law
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1000
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Average Movement Time (msec)
600
400
200
0
1
2a
2b
3a
3b
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ID
1) Fitts law is a human performance law that specifies movement time when the distance
from the starting point to the target and t
Motor Learning- Lab 8- Chapter 13
Bilateral Transfer
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Trial
1) Bilateral transfer is the transfer of learning that occurs between two limbs. It
demonstrates ones ability to perform a particular tas
Motor Learning- Lab 6- Chapters 8,9
Information Processing and Motor Program
1) One would believe that movement complexity would cause an increase in reaction
distance; however the group results did not necessarily support this notion. Group 1,
which had
Motor Learning- Lab 9- Chapter 15
Knowledge of Results
25
20
15
Error
Group a
Group b
Group c
10
5
0
KR 1
KR 2
KR 3
KR
1) Group B showed the best learning over the three retention trials because they showed the
least amount of error between the two groups
Motor Learning- Lab 5- Chapter 6
Vision and Ball Catching
1. When vision was not available, fewer catches were made. Likewise, there were many
more errors present. When vision was available there were more grasp errors than
position errors; however, when
INCEST (PART 2)
Normality and Abnormality
February 2, 2017
Two Views of Incest
CULTURAL
Incestuous desires
are common
Need cultural rules
to suppress
desires
Incest is frequent
BIOLOGICAL
Incest is unnatural
People naturally
abhor incest
Incest is rare
Ev
NORMAL AND
ABNORMAL EMOTIONS
Normality and Abnormality
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Questions
What is an emotion?
How are emotions different from
thought?
What causes emotions?
What good are emotions?
What are abnormal emotions?
What is an Emotion?
A state
Midterm Thursday, March 9, 2017
Definitions & Theories of Normality
Statistical what is typical
Gets lot of observations & take average
Means refer to groups not individuals
Not aspect of individual but only in relation to a more general entity
Look a
Chapter 5
Motor Control Theories
Theory and Professional Practice
What is a theory?
o Accurately describes a large class of observations
o Make definite predictions about results of future observations
Motor learning and control theories focus on:
o Exp
DEFINITIONS OF
NORMALITY
Soc 240: Normality &
Abnormality
Thursday January 19, 2017
Pink: Dont Let Me Get Me
https:/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=asaCQOZpq
UQ
Importance of normal
Trying to be different and the same
Ambivalence toward normal
Wants approval Moo
Chapter 4
Neuromotor Basis for Motor Control
The Neuromotor system forms the foundation for the control of movement
Introduction
The Neuromotor system
o Components of the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system
(PNS) involved in the co
Chapter 2
The Measurement of Motor Performance
Why Study the measurement of motor performance?
Performance measurement essential for:
Performance assessment/evaluation
Motor learning and control research
Measuring Motor Skill Performance
Two general cat
