Motor Behavior

Question 1

Motor Behavior

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The study of the interactions between many of the physiologic and psychological processes of the body

Question 2

Motor Development

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Study of alterations in motor behavior that result from the maturation of the individual

Question 3

Motor Learning

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Study of how individuals learn skilled movements from practice or experience

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Motor Control

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Study of the neurologic, physiologic, and behavior aspects of movement

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Stimulus Recognition

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Collection of information from the environment

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Response selection

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Decision on what to do after collecting and processing information

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Response programming

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Initiation of an action after a response has been selected

Question 8

Memory

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Retaining and recalling facts, events, impressions, and remembering/recognizing previous experiences

Question 9

Contextual Interference

Answer 9

The interference that results from a practicing several different tasks within the context of a single practice session

Question 10

Variability of practice

Answer 10

Repeatedly practicing the same motor skill has been shown to impede practice performance but enhance learning of a skill