Advanced Motor Control
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alexberardocates on December 6, 2011
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Flashcards for Dr. Young's Third exam
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Keogh & Sugden, 1985, are responsible for what? | defining individual traits or abilities as a stable characteristics that are defined at birth and a foundation of skills |
| Young & Lacourse, 1995 contributed to this. | talent identification model for junior tennis players. |
| Adams, 1953 provided this insight. | talent identification/factor analysis with regards to military recruitment and placement. |
| factor analysis | a way of evaluating the relationship between abilities and the performance of specific tasks |
| Fleishman, 1964 was responsible for this term. | factor analysis |
| Michael Jordan is one of the few examples for this ability theory. | general motor ability theory |
| Henery 1968 showed us this theory | Motor specific theory |
| McCloy, 1934, showed us this theory | General motor ability theory |
| French et al., 1993 | the degree of thoroughness hesitancy and unpredictability of decision making style affects accident rates performance in elderly adults |
| Freund et al. 2008 | on-road accidents involving pedal error increase in risk as we age. |
| Rabbit, 1990 | elderly are particularly unreliable at monitoring and recalling errors |
| believed to be one of the first signs of Parkinson's Disease | akinesia |
| dyssynergia | a problem relating to timing or sequencing of muscles that can lead to difficulty with postural and motor control. Found in patients with cerebral palsy |
| Ericsson et al. 1990 | the estimation of the time and amount of practice necessary to become an elite performer. about 10 years or 10,000 hours for some skills. |
| Young et al. 2006 | college baseball players able to catch a ball at almost 130 mph. players started to move their glove after viewing the ball for only 160 ms on average. |
| Heckman et al. 2009 | showed that gear shifting, breaking, and perceptual awareness while engaged in a conversation on the phone was detrimental |
| Watson & Strayer, 2010 | 2.5% are supertaskers, but we don't know why. |
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