motor learning and Development

Action-slips

performance related errors that typically occur when the personal is not consciously attending to the movement

aging

a process or group of processes occurring in living organisms that with the passage of time, lead to loss of adaptability, functional impairment, and eventually death

cephalocaudal

proceeding from the head to distal structurers development begins with the head, and distal structure grow more slowly

Coarticulation

Simultaneous motions that occur in sequential tacks

control

manipulation of movements in such a way as to meet the demands of a task

coordination

the constraint of the number of degrees of freedom to decrease the complexity of the movement task to produce a movement pattern and achieve a task goal

degrees of freedom

the number of independent elements that must be constrained to produce coordination motion

maturation

the fixed transition or order of progression that enables a person to progress to higher levels of function

motor behavior

an umbrella term for the fields of motor control, motor learning, and motor development

Motor competence

the measurement aspect of movement, either product or process

motor control

the underlying neural, physical, and behavioral process of movement

motor development

the products and underlying processes of motor behavior changes across the life span

motor learning

the process involved in the acquisition of a motor skill and the factors that enhance or inhibit the capability to perform a motor skill

motor skill

voluntary, goal- oriented physical elements that enable movements

ontogeny

the level of development occurring over the life span of one individual

Perceputal motor integration problems

line of research in motor control that examines how perception and motor control are integrated

Serial order problem

the study of the importance of the sequencing, order, and timing of movement behaviors

Spoonerisms

speech errors that occur because of the exchanging letters in adjacent words