EXSC 525 MODULE 1 QUIZ INTRODUCTION TO
RESEARCH METHODS
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question 1.
Information Processing Hypothesis
ANSWER
emphasizes that cognitive demands must be similar; involves transfer between cognitive
processes that mediate motor planning
Question 2.
Narrow Width of Attention
ANSWER
allocates attention to one specific piece of information
Question 3.
Trail Making Tests
ANSWER
continuous variants of discrimination RT tasks; good predictors of on-road driving
performance; used in elderly and clinical populations to screen for driving ability
Question 4.
Transfer Tests
ANSWER
compare performance in a NOVEL context assessed before practice (baseline) with
performance in the NOVEL context assessed after practice
,Question 5.
Motor Memory
ANSWER
stores information used to perform motor skills
Question 6.
EMG Measures
ANSWER
assess HOW muscle activations produce motor skills
Question 7.
Validity
ANSWER
the ability to assess intended aspects of motor performance
Question 8.
Reactive Agility Tasks
ANSWER
measure reaction times of athletes in real-world settings
Question 9.
Sample Size
ANSWER
refers to the number of subjects examined in a study
Question 10.
Anticipation
ANSWER
facilitates attentional switching (learned through experience, enables fast, accurate decision-
making)
, Question 11.
Procedural Memory
ANSWER
stores implicit information about how to perform skills/tasks
Question 12.
Task-Based Factors
ANSWER
attributed to altered task demands that affect information processing or movements used to
achieve goals; Motor or Cognitive
Question 13.
Force Transducers
ANSWER
often used to measure forces during balance and grasping
Question 14.
Stability
ANSWER
involves improvements performing a practiced motor skill in a novel context/environment
Question 15.
Variable Error (VE)
ANSWER
examines consistency of motor performance; measures variability (inverse of consistency);
quantifies dispersion (randomness) of motor performance
Question 16.
Inverted-U Principle
ANSWER
proposes that too much or too little arousal will negatively affect motor performance
RESEARCH METHODS
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question 1.
Information Processing Hypothesis
ANSWER
emphasizes that cognitive demands must be similar; involves transfer between cognitive
processes that mediate motor planning
Question 2.
Narrow Width of Attention
ANSWER
allocates attention to one specific piece of information
Question 3.
Trail Making Tests
ANSWER
continuous variants of discrimination RT tasks; good predictors of on-road driving
performance; used in elderly and clinical populations to screen for driving ability
Question 4.
Transfer Tests
ANSWER
compare performance in a NOVEL context assessed before practice (baseline) with
performance in the NOVEL context assessed after practice
,Question 5.
Motor Memory
ANSWER
stores information used to perform motor skills
Question 6.
EMG Measures
ANSWER
assess HOW muscle activations produce motor skills
Question 7.
Validity
ANSWER
the ability to assess intended aspects of motor performance
Question 8.
Reactive Agility Tasks
ANSWER
measure reaction times of athletes in real-world settings
Question 9.
Sample Size
ANSWER
refers to the number of subjects examined in a study
Question 10.
Anticipation
ANSWER
facilitates attentional switching (learned through experience, enables fast, accurate decision-
making)
, Question 11.
Procedural Memory
ANSWER
stores implicit information about how to perform skills/tasks
Question 12.
Task-Based Factors
ANSWER
attributed to altered task demands that affect information processing or movements used to
achieve goals; Motor or Cognitive
Question 13.
Force Transducers
ANSWER
often used to measure forces during balance and grasping
Question 14.
Stability
ANSWER
involves improvements performing a practiced motor skill in a novel context/environment
Question 15.
Variable Error (VE)
ANSWER
examines consistency of motor performance; measures variability (inverse of consistency);
quantifies dispersion (randomness) of motor performance
Question 16.
Inverted-U Principle
ANSWER
proposes that too much or too little arousal will negatively affect motor performance
