EXS 297 Motor Behavior

Tentative Lab Schedule 

for Spring 2012

Collection of various pieces of lab apparatus

Links in table below are to pictures (click on revolving camera) and explanations of that lab experience.
 
Week & Dates Lab Title/Topic Lab Manual
1  1/18-19 Introduction pp. 1-3 
2  1/25-26 Motor Skill Classification (part I) and Understanding Individual Differences p.5 plus handouts; Bring textbook, Ability profile pdf file
3  2/1-2 Reaction Time pp. 15-16
4  2/8-9 Anticipation Timing pp. 25-26
5  2/15-16 Open- and Closed- loop Processes pp.11-12 
6  2/22-23  Motor Skill Classification (part I) pp. 5-6
7  2/29-3/1 External vs. Internal Focus        pp. 45-46
8  3/14-15 Fitt's Law: Speed-Accuracy Trade-Off  pp. 27-28
9  3/21-22* Goal Setting pp. 43-44
10  3/28-29*  Constant versus Varied Practice
pp. 37-38
11  4/4-5*  Massed versus Distributed Practice   pp. 33-34

12  4/11-12* Recall of Serial Motor Skill or KR pp. 29-30 or 39-40
13  4/18-19* Vision, Balance and Movement & Perceptual Awareness    pp. 7-10
14  4/25-26 Group Project Event

* a portion of lab time during these weeks will be devoted to work on the group project

 Meet your classmates in lab by clicking on the appropriate section below. 

L15 Wednesday 1:50 Lab  

L14 Thursday 8:00 Lab  Updated pictures!

L13 Thursday 10:05 Lab  

L12 Thursday 12:40 Lab   

L11 Thursday 2:50 Lab      

Link to information on Lab Assessment Rubrics

Link to APA example sheet pdf file (also refer to the following websites:)
    http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/DocAPAReferences.html
    http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/02/
    http://www.sw.uh.edu/documents/cwep/apaformatforcitation.pdf

Link to Group project information  (will be added later in the semester)

Link to Group project assessment information (will be added later in the semester)     

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