Kinesiology 2000A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Motor Skill, Mental Chronometry, Brainstem
9 Dec 2016
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Motor skills activities or tasks that require voluntary control over movements to achieve a goal. Science of how to optimally form a skill. Motor learning emphasizes the acquisition of motor skills, the enhancement of performance, and the reacquisition of skills after injury, disease, etc. Skill can refer to an activity/task, or can be an indicator of the quality of performance. Some skills require different sizes of primary muscles. Larger muscle groups are used to achieve gross motor skills (walking, jumping) Small muscles are used more for control and precision, especially hand-eye coordination. Where skills begin can also be used to classify it: a discrete motor skill: one with a clearly defined beginning and end to its movement points. Ex: throwing a ball (one throw) or throwing a dart: a serial motor skill: contains a series of distinct parts. Ex: layup in basketball, penality shot in soccer, typing. Different moves: a continuous motor skill: has arbitrary, undefined beginning and end points.
