KINE 3020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Motor Skill, Handstand, Experimental Psychology
28 Jan 2017
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Skill consists in the ability to bring about some end result with maximum certainty and minimum outlay of energy, or of time and energy. Performing skills implies some desired environmental goal like holding a handstand in gymnastics. I need to demonstrate that i can produce the skill reliably, on demand, without luck playing a very large role. This minimum-energy notion applies to organizing the action not only so the physiological energy costs are lower but also so the psychological, or mental, energy required is reduced. A major contributor to the efficiency of skilled performance is practice, with learning and experience leading to the relatively effortless performances so admired in highly skilled people. Another feature of many skills is for highly proficient performers to achieve their goals in minimum time. Other skills are more effective if done quickly, such as a boxing jab or a basketball pass. Minimizing time can interact with the other skill features mentioned, however.
