DIET 200 Chapter : DIET200 CH3
15 Mar 2019
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Mental practice can be effective for learning and relearning motor skills and for preparing to perform motor skills. Definition: the cognitive rehearsal of a physical skill in the absence of overt physical movements. It can take the form of thinking about the cognitive or procedural aspects of a motor skill, or. Engaging in visual or kinesthetic imagery of the performance of a skill. Imagery can be internal or external or part of a skill. Visual image of performing the task inside his/her body (first person) Visual image of watching yourself perform the task as if a spectator (third person) Research has investigated two distinct roles for mental practice: a practice strategy to aid the acquisition of motor skills, a means of preparing to perform a well-learned skill. To determine the influence of mental practice on skill learning, researchers have typically compared three practice conditions: physical practice only (pp, mental practice only (mp, no practice (np)
