Acquisition and Performance of Sports Skills (eBook)

Terry McMorris (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2014 | 2. Auflage
320 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-44465-8 (ISBN)

Infos

An extensive update of a successful textbook on skill acquisition for sport students. Praised for its clarity of writing style and presentation the new edition will be an essential buy for those needing a practical, sport-focused introduction to the theory and application of human motor skills.

Autor

Terry McMorris University of Chichester, UK

Inhalt

Prologue

1. Skill, Ability and Performance.

2. Sensation and Perception of External Information

3. Decision Making and Working Memory

4. Reaction Time

5. Anticipation

6. Motor Control

7. Memory

8. Learning I: Types, Theories, Styles and Measurement

9. Learning II: Instruction, Practice, Transfer of Training and Feedback

10. Motivation, Arousal and Learning and Performance

11. Conclusion

Appendix 1. Writing an Academic Paper

Appendix 2. Test Your Knowledge Answers

Appendix 3. Calculating Variable Error

References

Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.4.2014
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Humanbiologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: Anatomie u. Physiologie • Anatomy & Physiology • Angewandte Psychologie • Applied Psychology • Biowissenschaften • Life Sciences • Medical Science • Medizin • Psychologie • Psychology • Sports Science • Sportwissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 1-118-44465-5 / 1118444655
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-44465-8 / 9781118444658