Title Motor control and learning : a behavioral emphasis / Richard A. Schmidt

Edition Second edition Published Champaign, Ill : Human Kinetics Publishers, [1988] Champaign, Illinois : Human Kinetics Publishers, 1988 ©1988 ©1988

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Description xi, 578 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Contents Sect I Introduction 1. Description and origins of a field of study -- 2. Scientific methods and motor control -- Sect II Motor behavior and control 3. Methodology for studying motor behavior -- 4. Information processing and memory systems -- 5. Attention and performance -- 6. Modes of motor control I: sensory contributions to motor control -- 7. Modes of motor control II: central contributions to motor control -- 8. Motor programs -- 9. Laws of simple movement -- 10. Individual differences and capabilities -- Sect III Motor learning and memory 11. Motor learning: fundamental concepts and research methods -- 12. Conditions of practice -- 13. Feedback and knowledge of results -- 14. The processes of learning -- 15. Motor memory and retention Analysis Attention Coordination Individual difference Memory Method Motor development Motor skill Movement Movement awareness Theory Notes Includes indexes Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 517-555) and index Notes System requirements for DOS version (Biblio Search only): XT PC, DOS 3.2; 430K free memory; hard disk with 1 MB free space; CD-ROM reader System requirements for Web version: 80486 processor; Windows 3.1x/95/98/NT; 16 MB ram; 256 colors; CD-ROM reader Subject Civil rights. Human rights. Motor learning. Movement, Psychology of. Author United Nations. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. LC no. 87003876 ISBN 087322115X

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