Motor Behavior Practice, Variability, and Specificity
The variety of movement and context
characteristics a person experiences while
practicing a skill.
Practice Variability
the continuation of practice beyond the amount needed
to achieve a certain performance criterion.
overlearning
The number of parts or components and the degree of
information processing the learned skill.
Complexity
The active cognitive rehearsal of a physical skill in the
absence of overt physical movements.
Mental Practice
Mental Practice Benefits for _______________ and
Speed Training
Power
Name one of the three contexts of Implementing Practice Variability
1. Varying Practice Contexts
2. Varying Practice Conditions for Closed
Skills
3. Varying Practice Conditions for Open Skills
What can develop after a certain amount of skills practice.
Boredom
The more complex the _____________, the higher number of parts.
Skill
The individual approximates the real-life situation in such a way that the person actually “imagines being inside his/her body and experiencing those situations which might be expected in the actual situation.
Internal Imagery
Imagery that represents
goals and goal-oriented behaviors
(winning a medal for 1st place)
Motivational Specific
Experiencing practice variability benefits and skill
learning.
Organizing Variable Practice
Learners reduce the amount of_______________________ the task required to improve performance.
Attention
How one places all parts or components to complete the desired skill.
Organization
A person views themselves from the perspective of an
observer
External Imagery
Imagery that represents effective coping and
mastery of challenging situations (being confident/focused)
Motivational General Mastery
The idea that motor skill learning is
influenced by practice condition
characteristics, especially sensory
information, performance context
characteristics, and cognitive
processing.
Practice Specificity
A practice schedule
in which the amount of rest between
practice sessions or trials is very short
Massed Practice
A part-task training method that involves reducing the difficulty of specific parts or features of a skill.
Simplification
The process that requires practices, feedback, and involvement of the learner. (slow/fast learning)
Acquisition of motor skills
Imagery of performing specific skills (performing a golf
shot)
Cognitive Specific
An important instruction planning decision is
determining how to provide practice
variability during practice sessions for
learning a skill.
Implementing Practice Variability
A practice schedule in which the amount of rest
between practice sessions or trials is relatively long.
Distributed Practice
A part-task training method related to asymmetric coordination that involves practicing each arm or
leg separately before performing with them together.
Fractionization
The skills and mental practice use to
prepare for performance.
Performance Preparation
Imagery of strategies related to an event (strategy to
overcome full-court press in basketball or strategy to
organize items for cooking a meal)
Cognitive General