Motor Control and Learning Part 2

Hick Hyman law

time it takes for a person increases as the amount of possibilites increases

reaction time- time between the onset of stimulus and the start of the response

movement time - time it takes to complete the onset of a movement

response time - time it take to process information then make a response

simple reaction - single stimulus

choice reaction

affected by age, gender, height, LOA

time = movement time + processing speed x log2(n)

movement

speed

accuracy

distance

fits law - haste makes waste

movement time from strat to finish

distance part body part travels

time - more difficult the task. more time it takes

slower movements

rapid + forceful

maximize accuracy

focus of attention

what an athelete is thinking about

internal - focusing on movement
interferes with automatic movement

external - outside of the body
benefical

practice variability

variety of skills and practice conditions

intra skil

interskill

variations of same skill
improves adaptabiity

using different skills together
improved learning through cognitive effort required

three stage of motor learning

associative

cognitive

autonomous

beginners - rely on working memory

decreased reliance on memory
required deliberate practice

minimal cognitive effort
improved anticipation and decison making

explicit v implicit

explicit

coached focused

implicit

little to no instruction

less break down under pressure

increase rsistance to fatigue