Kinesiology 1080A/B Lecture 11: February 2, 4, 6
7 Oct 2016
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Topic #5- measurement, interpretation & evaluation of motor skills. Measuring motor behaviour levels of analysis: performance outcome, describing movement, measuring cns activity, performance outcome, measures of time and speed. Performer who can accomplish an action in a given time is more efficient: reaction time (rt), the interval between the onset of a signal (stimulus) and the initiation of a response, reaction time tasks. Movement time: mt: the interval between the initiation of a response (end of rt) to the completion of a movement. Total response time: trt: rt + mt. If you improve rt it is not going to influence your movement time & vice versa because they are very different processes. Warning signal: tells you to get ready. Go signal : tells you to start moving. Foreperiod: you want to have slight variations between the warning and the. Go signal in studies important because it is going to prevent anticipations.
