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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819203803321

Autore

McMorris Terry

Titolo

Acquisition and performance of sports skills / / Terry McMorris

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ : , : Wiley, , 2014

ISBN

1-118-44462-0

1-118-44465-5

1-118-44463-9

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (328 p.)

Collana

Wiley SportTexts series

Classificazione

SCI036000

Disciplina

796.01

Soggetti

Sports sciences

Sports - Psychological aspects

Athletic ability

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: 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.

Sommario/riassunto

"This book is primarily designed for those of you embarking on the study of the acquisition and performance of sports skills at degree level"--