A note on motor skill acquisition in mild and moderate Down syndrome individuals
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7982537 |
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| Authors | Raphael Gimenez (0000-0002-4953-5941, University Center Augusto Motta, corresponding author), Marcelo Luis Marquezi (0000-0002-6593-941X, Universidade Cidade de São Paulo), Ernani Xavier Filho (Universidade Estadual de Londrina), Edison De Jesus Manoel (0000-0002-5460-9407) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 6-6 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psicologia Reflexão e Crítica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0102-7972 • E-ISSN: 1678-7153 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s41155-017-0060-1 |
| PMID | 32026040 |
| OpenAlex | W2601994206 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 35 |
This study investigated the acquisition of a serial motor skill in individuals with Down syndrome with two levels of handicap, mild group (mean age = 14.5 years, SD = 2.3, 7 individuals) and moderate group (mean age = 15.2 years, SD = 3.2, 7 individuals). The task involved single-arm sequential movements to five. The measures to access performance were overall sequence error, reaction time, and total movement time. To evaluate action program, formation variability of sequencing and relative timing variability were considered. Although there was no clear practice effect, the results showed that the level of handicap led to different strategies to plan and control the actions. The moderate group presented a less stable action program expressed in the variability in sequencing and timing. Their longer reaction times also suggest a heavy demand on central processing in accord with the one-target advantage hypothesis and also due to memory deficits to select and plan movements
Action (physics) · Audiology · Developmental psychology · Dreyfus model of skill acquisition · Motor skill · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Task (project management) · Behavioral and Psychological Studies · Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders · Medicine · Motor Control and Adaptation · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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