lecture 7 Flashcards
(9 cards)
skill
An ability that can improve over time through practice.
perceptual-motor skill
Learned movement patterns guided by sensory inputs
cognitive skill
A skill that requires problem solving or the application of strategies.
closed skill
A skill that involves performing predefined movements that, ideally, never vary
open skill
A skill in which movements are made on the basis of predictions about changing demands of the
environment
implicit learning
learning that happens without conscious awareness or intention
musical dystonia
a neurological movement disorder that causes involuntary muscle contractions and cramps specifically when playing a musical instrument, disrupting the musician’s ability to perform
declarative memory
Memory for facts and events — things you can say out loud or describe.
Which brain area is associated with habit learning?
basal ganglia
