Intro Skills and Abilities Flashcards
(18 cards)
A characteristics that under lies particular skills, largely inherited genetically, not modifiable by practice, and sets limits on performance.
Abilities
50-60
Amount of studied human abilities
Countless in number, can be developed and modified by practice, and is composed by and depends on several combinations of abilities.
Skills
T/F: Skills are directly observable.
True
T/F: Abilities can only be inferred from skills.
True
A change in the position and orientation of one or more body segments through muscle force
Movement
Voluntary movements performed to achieve a desired goal.
Motor Skill as a Task
The ability to bring about some end results with maximum certainty and minimum outlay of energy, or of time and energy (Guthrie, 1952)
Motor Skill as a Proficiency
Intention, replicability, and control over the movement performed.
Certainty
Minimum outlay of energy.
Muscular and Neural efficiency
Based on the predictability/stability of the environment during performance.
a Continuum
Very predictable and stable
a Closed skill
Very unpredictable and unstable
an Open skill
Easily defined start and finish, very brief duration, and a single action.
Discrete skills
No clear start or finish, long in duration, and repetitive (several actions).
Continuous skill
Discrete skills strung together to form a complex action, and the order of the elements is critical.
Serial skills
What is the importance of classifying skills?
- To have a better idea of the demands of the skill and the challenges the performer is going to face.
- It can guide the way we organize and develop practice.
