Motor Learning

PT 601

what is the order of the 3 stages of motor learning?

cognitive, associative, autonomous

cognitive stage

many errors; high attentional requirement; variable performance

associative stage

fewer errors, more consistent

autonomous stage

autonatic performance, very few errors, minimal attention needed

what type of practice is best in the cognitive stage?

blocked practice

what type of practice is best in the associative stage?

whole-task practice

intrinsic feedback

info from the learner’s own senses

extrinsic feedback

info provided from an external source

retention

ability to perform the skill later

generalizability

the skill transferring to similar tasks

adaptability

ability to perform the skill in different environments

blocked practice

practice one task repeatedly

part practice

break task down into smaller parts

whole practice

practice the same movement

random practice

practice different tasks in random order

massed practice

more practice than rest

distributed practice

more balanced rest periods

concurrent feedback

given during the performance

delayed feedback

given after a period of reflection

summed feedback

given after several trials

faded feedback

amount of feedback decreases throughout practice

bandwith feedback

given only when performance is outside acceptable boundaries