Abandonment - Occurs when a client stops using a device altogether. Related to anger, depression, and
withdrawal.
Aimed Movements - Motor actions specifically designed to reach a target.
Allophones - Combination of phonemes; Speech synthesizers need about 130 of these to produce
English.
Alternative Manipulation Aids - Provide a different method for the same task.
Criterion-Referenced Measurement - Rates a person's performance against a specific criteria or skill set;
Measurements are taken over a period of time to allow measurement of improvement.
Encoding - The way people organize information to be stored in long-term memory.
Endurance - The length of time an individual can sustain a force and repeat an action over time.
Engrams - Muscle Memory
Equilibrium - Provide balance when a person's center of gravity is disturbed.
Feedback - Return of information about a process or activity; Provides user with knowledge about their
performance, motivation to continue, and reinforcement.
Flaccidity - Reduction in normal muscle tone; Opposite of spasticity.
General-Purpose Manipulation Devices - Serve two or more manipulation activities.
, Grammar - Combines morphology and syntax to provide rules for speaking and writing.
Interference - The process of forgetting something.
Proactive Interference - Existing knowledge that interferes with new knowledge.
Morphology - The system of rules for organizing morphemes (the smallest meaningful units of language.
Motor Control - Refers to all the central processing functions that lead to planned and coordinated
movement or motor outputs.
Motor Learning - Occurs when a patient repeats a movement often; Leads to increased speed and
accuracy.
Muscle Tone - Amount of tension or resistance to movement in a muscle.
Norm-Referenced Measurement - Rank the person against a sample of other people who have
completed the same task; Expressed in terms of rank, score, or grade. To be valid, the person taking the
test must have the general skills being tested.
Optimal Use - Occurs when the user is proud to use a device, has the skills needed to use the device, and
is motivated, cooperative, and optimistic.
Phonology - The sounds used in a language and the rules for their organization.
Pragmatics - The relationship between language and language users; Refers to following social
conventions of language use.
Primitive Reflexes - Immediate and automatic movements that occur subconsciously, usually in reaction
to sensory stimulation.
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