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Author Schmidt, Richard A. (Richard Allen), 1941-2015

Title Motor control and learning : a behavioral emphasis / Richard A. Schmidt.

Publication Info. Champaign, Ill. : Human Kinetics, [1988]
©1988

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  152.3 S353M    Check Shelf
Edition Second edition.
Description xi, 578 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents Sect I Introduction 1. Description and origins of a field of study -- 2. Scientific methods and motor control -- Sect II Motor behavior and control 3. Methodology for studying motor behavior -- 4. Information processing and memory systems -- 5. Attention and performance -- 6. Modes of motor control I: sensory contributions to motor control -- 7. Modes of motor control II: central contributions to motor control -- 8. Motor programs -- 9. Laws of simple movement -- 10. Individual differences and capabilities -- Sect III Motor learning and memory 11. Motor learning: fundamental concepts and research methods -- 12. Conditions of practice -- 13. Feedback and knowledge of results -- 14. The processes of learning -- 15. Motor memory and retention.
Note Includes indexes.
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 517-555.
Subject Movement, Psychology of.
Motor learning.
ISBN 087322115X
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