KNH 184 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
cerebrum/cerebral cortex - Answers - pons
What is the ability to manipulate relatively large objects with your hands and arms -
Answers - Manual Dexterity
What happens during rapid elbow flexion.. the triceps muscle (two things) - Answers - is
inhibited and acts as the antagonist
What types of neurons convey information from the CNS to the periphery? - Answers -
motor, descending, efferent
If you found a correlation coefficient of .75 between tasks a and b, you can conclude
that the tasks share approximately _____ % of their underlying abilities - Answers - 56%
The General motor ability states that - Answers - humans posses an all encompassing
motor ability
True of False: skills influence abilities - Answers - false
primary sensory cortex is located in what lobe of the brain - Answers - parietal
primary motor cortex is located in what lobe of the brain - Answers - frontal
primary visual cortex is located in what lobe of the brain - Answers - occipital
what are the four lobes of the brain - Answers - frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal
The ____ is responsible for integrating motor and sensory processes to produce
smooth, coordinated movements - Answers - cerebellum
canoeing down a fast winding and unfamiliar river is an example of a _____ and ______
skill - Answers - open and continuous
r= ____ in the study where the US military tests peoples abilities to be a fighter pilot -
Answers - .3-.4
motor neurons send out info ration via what? - Answers - axons
receives info and send its to the cell body - Answers - dendrites
, what covers the axon and makes impulses travel faster - Answers - myelin sheath
what does DAVE stand for - Answers - dorsal afferent ventral efferent
SIDS was linked to abnormalities in ______ using the neurotransmitter __________ -
Answers - brain stem, seratonin
What is the leading cause in spinal cord injuries - Answers - Car accidents
muscles are attached to bones via - Answers - tendons
muscles are attached to muscles via - Answers - ligaments
a complete injury of the C2 vertebrae will result in what - Answers - quadriplegia, lost of
hand movement, and loss of sensation in legs
women out perform men in - Answers - fine motor skills requiring speed and repetition
Qualities associated with higher levels of skilled motor performance include - Answers -
minim time of execution, minimum energy expenditure, maximum certainty of goal
achievement
raised retirement age for pilots from __-___ - Answers - 60-65 years
the ____ regulates hear rate and blood pressure - Answers - medulla
charlie hince suffered what? - Answers - a cervical spinal injury
in the movie looking for rowers the ASI looked for volunteers who - Answers - were
above average in height, longer thighs and forearms, had good natural endurance
capacity
_____ refers to skill changes resulting from repeated performance attempts and
whiteout the persons awareness of what caused improvement (or that improvement
even occurred) - Answers - implicit learning
snapping your fingers would be considered a ____ and ____ skill - Answers - fine and
discrete
T/F Performance is an open skill is largely determined by the extent to which a
performer can plan a movement in advance - Answers - False
T/F A personos motor performance on a motor skill is a poor predictor of his/her
eventual performance on the same skill - Answers - True
ANSWERS
cerebrum/cerebral cortex - Answers - pons
What is the ability to manipulate relatively large objects with your hands and arms -
Answers - Manual Dexterity
What happens during rapid elbow flexion.. the triceps muscle (two things) - Answers - is
inhibited and acts as the antagonist
What types of neurons convey information from the CNS to the periphery? - Answers -
motor, descending, efferent
If you found a correlation coefficient of .75 between tasks a and b, you can conclude
that the tasks share approximately _____ % of their underlying abilities - Answers - 56%
The General motor ability states that - Answers - humans posses an all encompassing
motor ability
True of False: skills influence abilities - Answers - false
primary sensory cortex is located in what lobe of the brain - Answers - parietal
primary motor cortex is located in what lobe of the brain - Answers - frontal
primary visual cortex is located in what lobe of the brain - Answers - occipital
what are the four lobes of the brain - Answers - frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal
The ____ is responsible for integrating motor and sensory processes to produce
smooth, coordinated movements - Answers - cerebellum
canoeing down a fast winding and unfamiliar river is an example of a _____ and ______
skill - Answers - open and continuous
r= ____ in the study where the US military tests peoples abilities to be a fighter pilot -
Answers - .3-.4
motor neurons send out info ration via what? - Answers - axons
receives info and send its to the cell body - Answers - dendrites
, what covers the axon and makes impulses travel faster - Answers - myelin sheath
what does DAVE stand for - Answers - dorsal afferent ventral efferent
SIDS was linked to abnormalities in ______ using the neurotransmitter __________ -
Answers - brain stem, seratonin
What is the leading cause in spinal cord injuries - Answers - Car accidents
muscles are attached to bones via - Answers - tendons
muscles are attached to muscles via - Answers - ligaments
a complete injury of the C2 vertebrae will result in what - Answers - quadriplegia, lost of
hand movement, and loss of sensation in legs
women out perform men in - Answers - fine motor skills requiring speed and repetition
Qualities associated with higher levels of skilled motor performance include - Answers -
minim time of execution, minimum energy expenditure, maximum certainty of goal
achievement
raised retirement age for pilots from __-___ - Answers - 60-65 years
the ____ regulates hear rate and blood pressure - Answers - medulla
charlie hince suffered what? - Answers - a cervical spinal injury
in the movie looking for rowers the ASI looked for volunteers who - Answers - were
above average in height, longer thighs and forearms, had good natural endurance
capacity
_____ refers to skill changes resulting from repeated performance attempts and
whiteout the persons awareness of what caused improvement (or that improvement
even occurred) - Answers - implicit learning
snapping your fingers would be considered a ____ and ____ skill - Answers - fine and
discrete
T/F Performance is an open skill is largely determined by the extent to which a
performer can plan a movement in advance - Answers - False
T/F A personos motor performance on a motor skill is a poor predictor of his/her
eventual performance on the same skill - Answers - True
