Motor Learning and Performance

Richard A. Schmidt, PhD, is a principal scientist at Exponent Failure Analysis Associates, Inc., in Los Angeles and a professor of psychology at the University of California. Dr. Schmidt has nearly 30 years' experience in this area and is known as one of the research leaders in motor behaviour. He has served as president of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity and received the C.H. McCloy Research Lectureship from the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Craig A. Wrisberg, PhD, is professor of motor behaviour and sports psychology at the University of Tennessee, where he has taught since 1974. A former president of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, Dr. Wrisberg is a fellow of both the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education and the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology.

Part I An Introduction to Motor Performance and Learning; Chapter 1. Getting Started; Chapter 2. Individual Differences and Motor Abilities; Part II Principles of Human Skilled Performance; Chapter 3. Processing Information and Making Decisions; Chapter 4. Sensory Contributions to Skilled Performance; Chapter 5. Movement Production and Motor Programs; Chapter 6. Principles of Motor Control and Movement Accuracy; Part III Principles of Skill Learning; Chapter 7. Preparing for the Learning Experience; Chapter 8. Supplementing the Learning Experience; Chapter 9. Structuring the Learning Experience; Chapter 10. Providing Feedback During the Learning Experience; Part IV Integration and Applications; Chapter 11. Facilitating Learning and Performance; Chapter 12. Applying the Principles of Skill Learning