Motor Learning and Performance Overview
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Which performance variable is associated with the learner's psychological state?

  • Physical conditions
  • Practice schedule
  • Instructions
  • Motivation (correct)

What does 'observable behavior' refer to in motor performance?

  • Long-term retention of motor skills
  • Inferred skill levels based on performance
  • Visible actions and outcomes of a skill (correct)
  • The mental processes during skill execution

Which performance characteristic indicates a person's ability to replicate movement over time?

  • Anxiety
  • Fatigue
  • Consistency (correct)
  • Improvement

What aspect of the learning environment might be influenced by the weather?

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Which of the following is NOT an influence on motor performance?

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Which performance variable focuses on the individual's preparedness and readiness to learn?

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In what way does motor performance differ from motor learning?

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What does a transfer test primarily measure?

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Which of the following best describes the adaptability aspect of learning?

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The strength of learning as measured by transfer tests is indicative of what?

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In the context of transfer tests, what does 'generalizability' refer to?

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What aspect of learning does mean movement time indicate in transfer tests?

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What is the definition of motor learning?

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Which of the following best describes motor performance?

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How can the effectiveness of motor learning be measured?

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Which term represents a permanent change in a person's capability to perform a skill?

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What is retention in the context of motor learning?

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Which statement is true regarding the acquisition of motor skills?

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What can affect motor performance according to the definition provided?

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Which of the following best distinguishes motor learning from motor performance?

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What are the three methods for assessing motor learning?

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Which of the following is required for all three methods of assessing motor learning?

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In the context of assessing motor learning, what does 'acquisition' refer to?

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Which method focuses on the ability to perform a skill after a delay?

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What is meant by the 'transfer' method in assessing motor learning?

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Which of the following statement is NOT related to the methods for assessing motor learning?

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What characterizes the negatively accelerating performance curve?

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How is mean movement time significant in motor performance observations?

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What does the retention interval refer to in the assessment of motor learning?

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What does an asymptote represent in a performance curve?

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Which of the following statements is true regarding performance plateaus?

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What is meant by the Power Law of Practice?

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How do performance curves change in later stages of learning?

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Which of the following statements about learning during plateaus is incorrect?

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What happens to performance when practice is continued beyond the asymptote?

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Which type of performance curve is most commonly observed?

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What is the primary purpose of retention tests?

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Why should retention tests be performed after sufficient time has passed?

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In what way do retention tests provide a better measure of learning compared to acquisition tests?

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What characteristic of learning does retention testing primarily demonstrate?

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What is typically measured during a retention test?

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What is a significant characteristic of retention tests?

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During retention tests, what effect do performance variables have?

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Which of the following is a benefit of conducting retention tests?

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Flashcards

Performance Variables

Factors that influence how well a skill is performed

Learner

The person performing the skill

Learning Environment

The setting where skills are practiced and learned

Performance Environment

The situation in which the skill is performed (e.g., presence of audience)

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Motor Performance

Observable behavior of a skill, what is seen.

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Motor Learning

Inferred, permanent changes in behavior; not directly observable

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Performance Characteristics of Skill Learning

Key improvements in skill execution during learning

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Improvement (in skill learning)

Executing a skill with a higher level of skill later than earlier.

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Motor Learning

A process resulting in relatively permanent changes in the capability for skilled performance, inferred from improved performance with practice.

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Motor Performance

The observable execution of a skill at a specific time and in a specific situation; it can vary with the conditions.

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Skill Learning

The process that involves improvement and adaptation to perform a skill in different contexts.

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Acquisition

Initial learning phase of a skill; improvements during practice.

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Retention

Maintenance of learned skill over time; how well a skill is remembered.

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Transfer

Application of learned skills to new situations; skill adaptability.

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Performance Curves

Graphs illustrating changes in performance during motor skill learning; shows improvements over time.

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Performance Variables

Factors that influence the execution of a skill; details of the skill's performance during practice.

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Performance Plateau

A period where improvement in a skill seems to stop, even though learning might still continue.

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Power Law of Practice

Describes a negatively accelerating performance curve where the pace of skill improvement slows down over time.

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Performance Asymptote

The upper limit, the best possible level of skill performance, which will be approached but not surpassed.

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Merging Performance Curves

Different initial learning patterns eventually combine into a negatively accelerating pattern (power law).

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Initial Phase of Learning

The first stages of learning a skill, characterized by various shapes in performance curves.

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Negatively Accelerating Curve

A performance curve where improvement slows down as skill learning proceeds towards the asymptote.

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Learning (continuing during plateau)

Continued progress during periods of seeming stagnation in skill performance.

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Upper limit of performance

Maximum potential for skill performance, an asymptote that practice can continually approach

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Assessing Motor Learning Methods

Three ways to evaluate motor learning through observing motor performance: acquisition, retention, and transfer.

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Motor Learning Acquisition

Initial observation of a skill's learning process.

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Motor Learning Retention

Observing skill performance after a period of not practicing it.

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Motor Learning Transfer

Measuring how well learned skills apply to different situations or new tasks.

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Mean movement time

Average time taken to perform a movement; a common way to measure performance improvement in motor learning.

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Trial Blocks

Repeated attempts at a motor skill during the learning process.

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Retention interval

Time delay between practice and testing to assess how well the skill is retained.

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Motor Performance Observations

Measurements used to determine if improvements are observed during motor learning.

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Transfer Tests

Evaluates how well a learned skill can be applied in new situations.

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Transfer

Applying previously learned skills in new situations.

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Retention

How well a skill is maintained over time.

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Acquisition

Initial learning and skill improvement during practice.

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Movement Time (Transfer)

Time taken to perform a skill with testing and retention of the skill in changing conditions.

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Retention Tests

Tests that measure how well a skill is remembered after a period of time.

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Retention Interval

The time between acquiring a skill and testing its retention.

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Retention

How well a learned skill is maintained over time.

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Acquisition Tests

Tests that measure skill learning during the initial practice.

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Permanent Changes

Skills learned and retained over time; the core of learning.

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Sufficient Time (Retention)

Adequate time allowed for practice effects to lessen

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More Accurate Measure of Learning

Retention tests accurately measure long-term skill improvement, contrast to acquisition tests which measure only initial progress.

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Persistence of Learning

The ability to maintain skills over time; a core characteristic of learning.

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Study Notes

Learning Outcomes

  • Students should be able to describe and differentiate between motor performance and motor learning.
  • They should understand how motor learning is measured, and be familiar with different performance variables and curves.
  • Students should comprehend the concepts of acquisition, retention, and transfer in motor learning.

Definition of Motor Learning

  • Motor skills are learned physical behaviors.
  • Motor learning is a set of processes linked to practice and experience, leading to lasting changes in skilled performance. A change in skill ability that lasts.
  • This changed ability is permanent and accessible later.

Definition of Motor Performance

  • Motor performance is observable behavior, showing skill execution in a specific time and situation.
  • Performance can vary depending on conditions and situations. Variables impacting performance include alertness, self-confidence, motivation, fatigue, anxiety, instructions, demonstrations, feedback, practice schedule, practice specificity, physical conditions (like weather), equipment, floor surface and the presence of a crowd.

Comparing Motor Performance and Learning

  • Motor performance is observable behavior (what you can see). It may just be temporary changes in performance. Motor performance is impacted by performance variables.
  • Motor learning is inferred from performance (cannot be directly observed). It refers to relatively permanent behavioral changes. Motor learning isn't impacted by performance variables.

Performance Characteristics of Skill Learning

  • Five key characteristics of skill learning include:
    • Improvement: Skill level increases over time.
    • Consistency: Performance outcomes and movements become more similar.
    • Stability: External/internal disruptions to skill performance (perturbations) lessen with learning.
    • Persistence: Improved skill capability lasts for longer periods, being more permanent.
    • Adaptability: Skill can be applied in varied situations.

Measuring Motor Learning

  • Motor skill learning is inferred from performance.
  • Performance can be shown and measured graphically using a performance curve, plotting performance measurement levels over time.
  • Performance is measured on the vertical axis, and time (or number of trials) on the horizontal.

The Shape of Performance Curves

  • Four basic patterns include:
    • Linear: Learning happens proportionally over time.
    • Positively accelerating: Most learning happens later in practice.
    • Negatively accelerating: Most learning occurs at the start of practice; inverse of this would be positively accelerating as learned behaviour gets more stable.
    • S-shaped (Ogive): Learning accelerates in the middle phase of practice.

Performance Curve Plateaus & Asymptotes

  • Negatively accelerating curves are common, showing the power law of practice.
  • Plateaus in performance are normal, with continued learning despite plateaus.
  • An asymptote is the maximal performance.

Merging of Performance Curves

  • Initial learning phases are often different in shape.
  • In later learning phases, different shaped curves might merge into a negative accelerating curve pattern. This shows the power law of practice and asymptote that is usually shown.

Assessing Motor Learning—Measuring Performance

  • Three methods to assess motor learning from motor performance observations include acquisition, retention, and transfer.
  • All three methods require repeated observations.

Acquisition

  • Acquisition is the direct measurement of performance during practice.
  • All practice attempts are recorded and changes in performance tracked to understand how much, how quickly and the progress of learning a new skill during practice.
  • A series of acquisition measurements can be graphed as a performance curve.

Retention

  • Retention tests measure the lasting effects of learning; they are performed after acquisition trials and assess if practiced behavior persists post the initial practice.
  • Retention tests measure permanent changes in performance, not temporary variations.
  • It shows the permanence or staying power of learning.

Transfer

  • Transfer tests assess a skill's adaptability to new, non-practiced, or different conditions.
  • It measures the ability to adapt a learned skill in diverse situations. It shows generalizability of acquired skill or behaviour.

Transfer of Learning

  • Functional exercise prescription is a form of skill transfer. This is used by Physiotherapists for prescribing exercises that transfers to broader activities and skills or to workplace tasks.

Points for the Movement Instructor

  • Good performance doesn't always indicate true learning.
  • Learning can be misjudged by external factors in the practice session.
  • Evaluate consistency and retention to gauge the level of learning and understanding in the learner.
  • Performance plateaus are normal, use encouragement to help the learner overcome plateaus if needed and continue towards their learning and practice sessions.

Lecture Summary

  • Motor learning is different from motor performance.
  • Motor learning is inferred from performance measurements.
  • Performance curves show learning improvement patterns.
  • Retention and transfer tests show persistence and adaptability of skill learning during retention and transfer exercises or tasks.

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This quiz covers the essential concepts of motor learning and motor performance. Students will describe and differentiate between these topics, understand their measurement, and explore the key variables affecting each. Additionally, it addresses acquisition, retention, and transfer in motor learning.

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