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! • Early research: pre 1940 ! ◦ Mid 1800's start to see psychology and research ! • Post war: 1940-1960's! • End of the century: 1970's ! ! Key researchers: ! • Franklin Henry ! ◦ Study of motor behavior dying off ! ◦ A psychologist working in PE @ Berkley ! ‣ NASPSPA! ‣ "Father of motor behavior research in PE"! ‣ Research whole body activities, not just fine motor tasks ! ‣ "Memory Drum Theory" ! • how long it takes to perform skill, more complex skill gets - longer it takes to complete ! ! ! Historical roots of motor behavior and control - End of the Century: ! • S-R (stimulus - response) orientation takes on a more cognitive approach! • Rather than understanding task orientation (performance and learning of tasks) shifted to process orientation (what are the underlying mental or neural events) ! • Motor memory - can the body remember motor skills? ! • Motor schemas - Set of code, programming that you follow; blueprints to follow for performing and how does that work within cognitive system ! • Becoming its own field where scientists study both movement science and neurophysiology ! • Thelen (motor dev't) - cant understand motor control and learning, until you understand how motor development occurs; pay more attention to whats happening in different points in life, how does it change in lifestyles ! ! Research today: ! • Journals are publishing more articles that are cross-disciplines ! • Studies are being seen in journals for professional topics ! • This means more research than ever before is being conducted and shared though publication ! • Greater diversity and breadth of knowledge in the field ! • Post 1980 technology has created new avenues for research questions, faster data analysis, and higher quality studies! • Great access means greater caution abut quality ! ◦ Look for peer review; higher scrutiny ! ◦ Quality Research: ! ‣ Peer reviewed ! ‣ Primary sources only - the original reporting of research ! ‣ Purpose (empirical) ! ! ! !...