Motor Learning and Performance

A textbook for an undergraduate course in physical education, exercise and sport science, and related fields. Assumes no previous knowledge of physiology, psychology, statistical methods, or other basic sciences. Schmidt (psychology, U. of California-Los Angeles) and Wrisberg (motor behavior and sport psychology, U. of Tennessee-Knoxville) combine a conceptual model of human performance with a problem-based learning approach. The first edition was published in 1991. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Richard A. Schmidt, PhD, is a principal scientist at Exponent Failure Analysis Associates, Inc., Los Angeles, and a professor of psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Known as one of the research leaders in motor behavior, Dr. Schmidt has nearly 30 years experience in this area and has published widely.

The originator of “schema theory,” Dr. Schmidt founded the Journal of Motor Behavior and was editor for 11 years. He authored the first edition of Motor Control and Learning in 1982 and followed up with a second edition of the popular text in 1988. He received an honorary doctorate from Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, in recognition of his work.

Dr. Schmidt is a member of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, and the Psychonomic Society.

Dr. Schmidt has served as president of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, and he received the C.H. McCloy Research Lectureship from the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.

His leisure time activities include sailboat racing, running, and skiing.

Timothy D. Lee, PhD, is a professor in the department of kinesiology at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Since 1984 his research has been sponsored by grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. He has published extensively in motor behavior and psychology journals and has been an editorial board member for the Journal of Motor Behavior since 1992.

Dr. Lee received the Young Scientist Award from the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology in 1980. He also received a Senior Research Fellowship by the Dienst Onderzoekscoordinatie, Catholic University in Leuven, Belgium, in 1991-1992.

Dr. Lee is a member and past president of the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology, and a member of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, the Psychonomic Society, and the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.

His leisure time activities include hockey, golf, and music.