KNH 184 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Regarding motor performance curves, what is always plotted on the Y axis? - Answers -
performance
What is the gold standard method for measuring motor learning, and its 3 components?
- Answers - transfer design:
Practice
Retention interval
Retention test
A performance curve depicting a reduction in the rate of change in performance over
time is called? - Answers - negatively accelerated performance curve
Motor learning variable - Answers - something that produces a relatively permanent
effect on performance
Motor performance variable - Answers - something that produces a relatively temporary
effect on performance
What are the two primary reasons for including a retention interval for testing for motor
learning? - Answers - test for permanence
Allow temporary effects of practice to dissipate
Between massed and distributed practice, which is generally recommended for
continuous tasks such as swimming? - Answers - distributed
What are the two critical motor learning variables? - Answers - practice and feedback
List the three skill presentation techniques - Answers - verbal instruction
Demonstration
Guidance
Which skill presentation technique is intended to result in observational learning? -
Answers - demonstration
Simulation fidelity - Answers - the extent to which the simulator is mimicking the real
task
What are the two types of simulation fidelity? - Answers - psychological and physical
, How is the amount of component interaction in a serial skill related to the effectiveness
of part practice? - Answers - the less component interaction, the more effective part
practice is and vice versa
What is the name given to practice involving the rehearsal of many variations within a
single class of movements? - Answers - variable practice
Theoretically, optimal learning would result from using which two practice schedules
simultaneously? - Answers - random and variable
List the two hypotheses for why random practice is so effective for motor learning? -
Answers - elaboration and forgetting
Use the schema theory to explain how a performer produces a novel variation of a well
learned motor skill - Answers - the learner uses a schema to estimate or predict the
parameters necessary for the novel skill
_______ refers to giving learners "ownership" over some of the components of practice
- Answers - self regulation
T/F Augmented feedback is necessary for motor learning - Answers - false
Is augmented feedback processed consciously or unconsciously? - Answers -
consciously
Ideally, how should the absolute and relative frequencies of augmented feedback
change over the course of motor learning? - Answers - absolute feedback should go up,
and relative feedback should go down
For videotape feedback to be effective for motor learning, what must accompany it? -
Answers - cuing
List the four properties of augmented feedback - Answers - informational
Attention focusing
Motivational
Dependency producing
Which property of augmented feedback has the strongest positive influence on motor
learning? - Answers - informational
Augmented feedback offered to the learner during the ongoing movement is
called_______feedback? - Answers - concurrent feedback
List the 3 stages of motor learning proposed by Fitts in the order in which they occur -
Answers - cognitive, fixation, autonomous
ANSWERS
Regarding motor performance curves, what is always plotted on the Y axis? - Answers -
performance
What is the gold standard method for measuring motor learning, and its 3 components?
- Answers - transfer design:
Practice
Retention interval
Retention test
A performance curve depicting a reduction in the rate of change in performance over
time is called? - Answers - negatively accelerated performance curve
Motor learning variable - Answers - something that produces a relatively permanent
effect on performance
Motor performance variable - Answers - something that produces a relatively temporary
effect on performance
What are the two primary reasons for including a retention interval for testing for motor
learning? - Answers - test for permanence
Allow temporary effects of practice to dissipate
Between massed and distributed practice, which is generally recommended for
continuous tasks such as swimming? - Answers - distributed
What are the two critical motor learning variables? - Answers - practice and feedback
List the three skill presentation techniques - Answers - verbal instruction
Demonstration
Guidance
Which skill presentation technique is intended to result in observational learning? -
Answers - demonstration
Simulation fidelity - Answers - the extent to which the simulator is mimicking the real
task
What are the two types of simulation fidelity? - Answers - psychological and physical
, How is the amount of component interaction in a serial skill related to the effectiveness
of part practice? - Answers - the less component interaction, the more effective part
practice is and vice versa
What is the name given to practice involving the rehearsal of many variations within a
single class of movements? - Answers - variable practice
Theoretically, optimal learning would result from using which two practice schedules
simultaneously? - Answers - random and variable
List the two hypotheses for why random practice is so effective for motor learning? -
Answers - elaboration and forgetting
Use the schema theory to explain how a performer produces a novel variation of a well
learned motor skill - Answers - the learner uses a schema to estimate or predict the
parameters necessary for the novel skill
_______ refers to giving learners "ownership" over some of the components of practice
- Answers - self regulation
T/F Augmented feedback is necessary for motor learning - Answers - false
Is augmented feedback processed consciously or unconsciously? - Answers -
consciously
Ideally, how should the absolute and relative frequencies of augmented feedback
change over the course of motor learning? - Answers - absolute feedback should go up,
and relative feedback should go down
For videotape feedback to be effective for motor learning, what must accompany it? -
Answers - cuing
List the four properties of augmented feedback - Answers - informational
Attention focusing
Motivational
Dependency producing
Which property of augmented feedback has the strongest positive influence on motor
learning? - Answers - informational
Augmented feedback offered to the learner during the ongoing movement is
called_______feedback? - Answers - concurrent feedback
List the 3 stages of motor learning proposed by Fitts in the order in which they occur -
Answers - cognitive, fixation, autonomous
