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chapter 8 motor behavior

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Define motor behavior

the study of how motor skills are learned, controlled and developed to assist people as they practice and experience physical activity

Motor behavior guides us in:

- providing better situations for learning and practice
- understanding why some cues and feedback are better than others

What are the goals of motor behavior?

1. to understand how motor skills are learned
2. to understand how motor skills are controlled
3. to understand how the learning and control of motor skills change across the life span

Subdisciplines of motor behavior

motor learning, motor control and motor development

What are the goals of motor learning?

- To explain how processes such as feedback and practice improve the learning and performance of motor skills
- To explain how response selection and response execution become more efficient and effective