Human Motor Behavior: An Introduction

ISBN-13: 9780898591880 / Angielski / Twarda / 1982 / 320 str.

J.A. Scott Kelso;J.A. Scott Kelso; J.A. Scott Kelso

Opis

First published in 1982. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Recenzje

"...the book's strengths include a strong emphasis on theory and many examples of the necessity for creative methodology to solve problems related to understanding movement coordination."
—Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics

Spis treści

Preface, PART I: PERSPECTIVES AND ISSUES IN MOTOR BEHAVIOR I. The Process Approach to Understanding Human Motor Behavior: An Introduction 2. Concepts and Issues in Human Motor Behavior: Coming to Grips with the Jargon PART II: INFORMATION PROCESSING, MOTOR LEARNING, AND MEMORY 3. Information-processing Framework for Understanding Human Motor Behavior 4. Motor Control and Motor Learning: The Closed-loop Perspective 5. Memory for Movement with Emphasis on Short-term Aspects PART III: FROM COMPONENT ANALYSIS TO MOTOR PROGRAMS 6. Component Analysis and Conceptions of Skill 7. Learning and Control of Coordinated Motor Patterns: The Programming Perspective PART IV: GENERALIZED MOTOR PROGRAMS AND SCHEMAS FOR MOVEMENT 8. More on Motor Programs 9. The Schema Concept PART V: DEGREES OF FREEDOM, COORDINATIVE STRUCTURES, AND TUNING 10. The Bernstein Perspective: I. The Problems of Degrees of Freedom and Context-Conditioned Variability I The Bernstein Perspective: II. The Concept of Muscle Linkage or Coordinative Structure 12. The Bernstein Perspective: III. Tuning of Coordinative Structures with Special Reference to Perception. Epilogue: Two Strategies for Investigating Action

O autorze

J.A. Scott Kelso, J.A. Scott Kelso