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Infant Motor Development

An important milestone in the motor development of an infant is the ability to sit unsupported.

Vision and Goal-Directed Movement

In the last few decades, a modest number of empirical investigations have been designed to identify factors influencing the use of visual information as a function of practice.

Fundamentals of Motor Behavior

When we are compelled to act quickly, we can sometimes emphasize speed over accuracy and actually end up missing the goal of the task entirely.

Fundamentals of Motor Behavior

Over the years, many different theories have been used to explain how people learn.

Fundamentals of Motor Behavior eBook

Over the years, many different theories have been used to explain how people learn.

The Athlete's Clock

Studies indicate a disproportionate number of professional athletes are born in the first quarter of the year, and grow up in cities with populations less than 500,000 but greater than 10,000.

The Athlete's Clock

In athletes, stride rhythm is often coupled with breathing while running, walking, cycling, or rowing. This is called entrainment of ventilation and locomotion.

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

Why is the learning�performance distinction important?

Motor Learning and Performance 5th Edition With Web Study Guide

Because skills make up such a large part of human life, scientists and educators have been trying for centuries to understand the determinants of skills and the factors that affect their performance.

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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.

Cutting wood and missing putts

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