Motor Skill Acquisition of the Mentally Handicapped

Motor Skill Acquisition of the Mentally Handicapped
Author: M.G. Wade
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 305
Release: 1986-07-01
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0080866859

Based upon a conference held in Bethesda in 1985, this volume brings together the research and theoretical perspectives of experts in the developmental aspects of motor control, coordination, and skill in the mentally handicapped. This is accomplished within the context of cognition. Section I deals with the dynamics of controlling movement skill and the nature of the variables that mediate the learning of motor skills. Sections II and III examine the traditional area of research in motor behavior, i.e., the speed of information processing and reaction time paradigms. The last section discusses the issue of training to minimize the effects of mental retardation on motor behavior.

International Review of Research in Mental Retardation

International Review of Research in Mental Retardation
Author:
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2002-02-13
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0080495699

International Review of Research in Mental Retardation is an ongoing scholarly look at research into the causes, effects, classification systems, syndromes, etc. of mental retardation. Contributors come from wide-ranging perspectives, including genetics, psychology, education, and other health and behavioral sciences.

Research Grants Index

Research Grants Index
Author: National Institutes of Health (U.S.). Division of Research Grants
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1212
Release: 1975
Genre: Medicine
ISBN:

The Learning, Memory, and Perception of Perceptual-motor Skills

The Learning, Memory, and Perception of Perceptual-motor Skills
Author: Robert B. Wilberg
Publisher: North Holland
Total Pages: 372
Release: 1991
Genre: Psychology
ISBN:

Three main topics are covered in this book, namely, learning, memory, and perception. The first section consists of seven papers and is devoted entirely to the learning of motor skills. The papers summarize the current state of perceptual- motor learning in general and highlight specific topics of interest to the informed reader. The second section is divided between movement memory and perception. In recent years there has been a decline in the popularity of movement memory as a research topic. However, some recent advances in cognitive science, and parallel distributed processing in particular, may now provide the basis for a renewed interest. The topic of perception never enjoyed the popularity that motor skill learning and/or memory for movement did. However there is now a clearer understanding of the perceptual processes and invariances that affect how we perceive the world. Others, like the renewed interest in signal detection theory and quantal reaction time, serve notice that the perceptual part of perceptual motor-skills is here to stay.