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Motor Behavior

Motor Behavior. 1. A Career and 2. T he F ield of Study. 1. A Career. How many of you have already experienced failure? Recovered from it? How many of you... k now what you want to do as a career, and why? k now what you want to do as a career, not sure why?

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Motor Behavior

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  1. Motor Behavior 1. A Career and 2. The Field of Study

  2. 1. A Career... • How many of you have already experienced failure? Recovered from it? • How many of you... • know what you want to do as a career, and why? • know what you want to do as a career, not sure why? • don’t know what you want to do, but know what you want it to “be like”? • don’t know anything at this point, but you’re keen to figure it out!

  3. 1. A Career... • My high school...high achievers all over the place. • I wanted to do something enjoyable/motivating. Just didn’t know what • Doctor. Lawyer. Banker. Optician. Math teacher. PE teacher.

  4. 1. A Career... • Decision 1 - Delay! • Just pick the degree that sounds the most fun and see where it takes you. • PE/Math double major – Bangor University, North Wales. (1982-1985)

  5. 1. A Career... • Problem: still don’t know • Decision 2. Just keep going. • Master of Philosophy – Bangor University, North Wales. (1986-1988) • Problem remains • Keep going... • Doctor of Education, University of Houston (1989-1992). • Guess I’ll work at a University...

  6. 1. A Career... • Current reflection • I just kept doing what I thought would make me happy. • I’m pretty happy. • Maybe I’d have been happy anyway? • Then it doesn’t matter. • But I’m not saddened by my career

  7. 2. Motor Behavior as a Field • Motor Behavior: • Development • Control • Learning • Some snippets...

  8. 2. Motor Behavior as a Field • Motor Development • How do behaviors come to be shaped the way they are? • Child stepping, kicking, and the development of walking • Esther Thelen, Beverly and Dale Ulrich • http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2009/0102-baby_treadmill.htm

  9. 2. Motor Behavior as a Field • Motor Control • How do behaviors come to be shaped the way they are? • From finger wiggling to reaching and grasping to horse/rider coordination • Scott Kelso, Michael Turvey, James and Eleanor Gibson, David Lee • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTVtmUJeInY • Synergetics • http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/shc17/Passive_Robot/PassiveRobot_walkingVideo.htm • http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/shc17/Robot/Robot_compilationVideo.htm The HKB model The swinging room

  10. 2. Motor Behavior as a Field • Motor Learning • How to optimize learning? • Expert/novice differences? • Gabrielle Wulf, Mark Williams, Tim Lee, Richard Schmidt... Visual Occlusion Hours of practice

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