BASIC CONCEPTS OF APPLIED MOTOR LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE

2. WHAT IS MOTOR?
•GIVING, IMPARTING, OR PRODUCING MOTION OR ACTION.
• SOMETHING THAT PRODUCES OR REFERS TO MOTION.
FOR EXAMPLE, A MOTOR NEURON IS A NERVE CELL THAT
CONVEYS AN IMPULSE TO A MUSCLE FOR CONTRACTION,
WHICH THEN MOVES A JOINT.

3. WHAT IS SKILL?
•activity or task that has specific purpose or goal to achieve
•an indicator of quality of performance

4. WHAT IS MOTOR SKILL?

5. DEFINE MOTOR SKILLS?
•activities or task that require voluntary control over movements
of the joints and body segments to achieve a goal.

6. MOTOR BEHAVIOR’S
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
RELATED SUBJECTS.

16. WHAT IS MOVEMENT?
•Specific patterns of motion among joints and body segments used to accomplish
action goals.

19. CHARACTERISTICS OF SKILLS & ACTIONS
• First- there is a goal to achieve.
• Second- performed voluntarily.
• Third- requires movement of joints and body segments.
They need to learned, or relearned in order for a person to achieve the goal of the skill.