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Infant Motor Development

According to Jean Piaget, knowledge is acquired through the progression of four distinct stages.

Perception, Cognition, and Decision Training

Has our human fascination with hitting targets contributed to a larger brain?

Fallproof!-2nd Edition

Learn how to complete multiple neck stretches with step-by-step instructions and images.

Vision and Goal-Directed Movement

Normal functioning in everyday life requires humans to interact with moving and static objects within a visually dynamic environment.

Vision and Goal-Directed Movement eBook

Elliott and Khan contend that there are two types of visual regulation associated with goal-directed movement.

Motor Control and Learning-5th Edition

Here we will discuss information processing as it relates to human motor behavior �specifically how information is processed for the specific purpose of producing skilled movement.

The Athlete's Clock

The concept of pacing is rooted in the idea that athletes make cognitive, purposeful decisions regarding velocity based on previous experience and sensory input.

The Athlete's Clock eBook

The concept of pacing is rooted in the idea that athletes make cognitive, purposeful decisions regarding velocity based on previous experience and sensory input.

Motor Control in Everyday Actions

How are constant error, variable error, and absolute error useful for understanding motor control?

Life Span Motor Development 6th Edition With Web Study Guide

Postural control and balance are perfect examples of perception and action as an ecosystem. To control our posture in order to sit, stand, or assume any desired position, we must continually change our motor response patterns according to the perceptual information that specifies the environment and our bodies’ orientation in it.

Articles and Links

	Cutting wood and missing putts How are constant error, variable error, and absolute error useful for understanding motor control?
	Explanation of the three-step decision training model The decision-training model has three steps and includes seven cognitive skills, seven cognitive triggers, and seven decision-training tools.
	Feedback plays many roles in movement production and control Learn more about various functions of feedback in movement control, such as how we can conceptualize these functions as acting before a movement, during a movement, and after a movement.