KINE 2P05 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Fine Motor Skill, Motor Skill, Proprioception

• School: Brock University
• Department: Physical Education and Kinesiology
• Course: KINE 2P05
• Professor: Allan Adkin

Document Summary

Sensory information is critical to the production of accurate movements. For example, sensory information from vision or proprioception (e. g. , information from our muscles, joints, etc. ) can be used as a source of information to control our movements. This ensemble of sensory information (i. e. , many sources of sensory input) is important to have access to in order to optimize our movements. When one source of sensory information is removed, movement may still be possible but performance is usually negatively affected. This is an advantage of the body having access to redundant sources of sensory information. However, in some instances, when we have access to all different types of sensory information, our sensory systems can play tricks on us and certain types of sensory information can conflict with each other. The purpose of this lab is to examine how having access to an ensemble of sensory information can have positive and negative effects on motor performance.