Human Movement- Exam 1- 2023

motor control - ANSWER-study of the nature and control of movement. How movements are happening, how we can or can't control movement, and what happens during trauma or disease. motor learning - ANSWER-study of acquisition and/or modification of skilled action how do we learn or relearn movement 4 motor learning concepts - ANSWER-1. learning is a process of acquiring the capability for skilled action 2. learning results from experiences or practice 3. learning cannot be measured directly- it is inferred from behavior 4. learning produces relatively permanent changes in behavior- short-term alterations are not thought of as learning recovery of function - ANSWER-solutions developed by a neurologically impaired individual to fulfill task or environmental demands medial temporal lobe lesions - ANSWER-memory deficits, loss of the ability to remember factual knowledge 3 constraints on movement - ANSWER-Task, Individual and environment Movement can be constrained from any of these factors because they are continuously overlapping and interdependent Cognitive or process systems - ANSWER-Essential to motor control Attention, planning, problem solving, motivation, and emotional aspects Open movement - ANSWER-Movement is changing in the environment Example: kicking and running after a soccer ball Closed movement - ANSWER-Relatively fixed or predictable environment Example: sitting in a chair watching a powerpoint lesson Regulatory features - ANSWER-Aspects of environment that shape movement itself example: the distance of the steps on a ladder Non-regulatory features - ANSWER-May affect performance, but movement does not have to conform to these features. Things we don't have control over. example: temperature or background noise Reflex theory - ANSWER-Older view Sir Charles Sherrington Complex behavior = combined action of individual reflexes chained together