The ability to make the skillful hand movements involved in manipulating objects is known as

The primary motor cortex is the area of the cerebral cortex primarily responsible for movement initiation and the coordination of movements for fine motor skills.

The dynamic pattern theory indicates that skilled action is controlled by the nervous system constraining functionally specific collectives of muscles and joints, which are known as

Which of the following skill category distinctions has become popular in textbooks related to methods of teaching motor skills?

According to Gentile’s taxonomy of motor skills, which of the following describes the most complex skill?

If motor skills are classified according to the stability of the environment, bowling would be placed in the category of closed motor skills.

Which of the following areas of the cerebral cortex is primarily responsible for organizing movements before they are initiated?

Motor skills that require the performer to initiate action on an object according to the object’s action are best categorized as

Constant error (CE) refers to a person’s performance bias during a series of trials.

OPTIMAL theory would argue that focusing attention on the following aspect(s) of the task of balancing on a moving platform would enhance performance and learning: