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Acquisition of internal motor representation by observing a point-light display in mentally retarded children: The role of task complexity
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Saeed Ghorbani *   1, Amir Dana2 |
1- Department of Physical Education, Aliabad Katoul Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul, Iran
2- Department of Physical Education, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran |
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Abstract: (2880 Views) |
| Objective: Learning motor skills by observation has been rarely investigated in mentally retarded children. This study aimed to examine the effects of observing a point-light display on acquiring internal motor representation of sport skills with different task complexity in mentally retarded children. Method: Twenty mild mentally retarded and 20 healthy children performed photo arranging tests of a Basketball free throw and a Baseball-pitch, before and after observing the point-light model. Number of correctly arranged photos and time took the children performed the test were measured as dependent variables. Results: The results showed that from pretest to posttest the mentally retarded children improved significantly their performances in Basketball free throw, but not in Baseball-pitch. Moreover, healthy children performed better than mentally retarded children in Basketball free-throw, but not in Baseball-pitch. Conclusion: The findings are discussed in terms of the ability of mentally retarded children to learn motor skills by observation and the role of task complexity. |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2018/04/21 | Accepted: 2019/05/13 | Published: 2019/09/24
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