, Chapter 01 The Classification of Motor Skills Answer Key
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A researcher from the area of __________ would be interested in how massed
versus distributed practice influences the acquisition of a skill:
A. Motor
Control
B. Motor
Learning
C. Motor
Development
D. None of
these
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2. The performance of any motor skill is influenced by characteristics of:
A. The
performer
B. The
environment
C. The skill
itself
D. All of
these
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Topic: Discussion
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,3. The term skill is used to denote:
A. A task that has a specific purpose or goal to
achieve
B. The degree of competence or capacity to
perform a task
C. The activity in nervous system that underlies
movement
D. A and
B
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Topic: Discussion; Skills, Actions, Movements, and Neuromotor Processes
4. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of skills and actions:
A. They are
innate
B. There is a goal to
achieve
C. They are performed
voluntarily
D. They require movement of joints and body
segments
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Topic: Discussion; Skills, Actions, Movements, and Neuromotor Processes
5. Locomotion is an example of which of the following terms?
A. Moveme
nt
B. Abilit
y
C. Performance
measure
D. Actio
n
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, 6. The specific pattern of limb motions used in throwing a ball is an example of:
A. An
action
B. A
movement
C. A neuromotor
process
D. A
reflex
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Topic: Discussion; Skills, Actions, Movements, and Neuromotor Processes
7. The relationship between movements and actions is:
A. Many-to-
one
B. One-to-
many
C. Many-to-one and one-to-
many
D. Movements and actions are not
related
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Topic: Discussion; Skills, Actions, Movements, and Neuromotor Processes
8. The relationship between neuromotor processes and movements is:
A. Many-to-
one
B. One-to-
many
C. Many-to-one and one-to-
many
D. Movements and actions are not
related
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Topic: Discussion; Skills, Actions, Movements, and Neuromotor Processes
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Multiple Choice Questions
1. A researcher from the area of __________ would be interested in how massed
versus distributed practice influences the acquisition of a skill:
A. Motor
Control
B. Motor
Learning
C. Motor
Development
D. None of
these
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: Discussion
2. The performance of any motor skill is influenced by characteristics of:
A. The
performer
B. The
environment
C. The skill
itself
D. All of
these
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: Discussion
1-1
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McGraw-Hill Education.
,3. The term skill is used to denote:
A. A task that has a specific purpose or goal to
achieve
B. The degree of competence or capacity to
perform a task
C. The activity in nervous system that underlies
movement
D. A and
B
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: Discussion; Skills, Actions, Movements, and Neuromotor Processes
4. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of skills and actions:
A. They are
innate
B. There is a goal to
achieve
C. They are performed
voluntarily
D. They require movement of joints and body
segments
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: Discussion; Skills, Actions, Movements, and Neuromotor Processes
5. Locomotion is an example of which of the following terms?
A. Moveme
nt
B. Abilit
y
C. Performance
measure
D. Actio
n
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: Discussion; Skills, Actions, Movements, and Neuromotor Processes
1-2
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, 6. The specific pattern of limb motions used in throwing a ball is an example of:
A. An
action
B. A
movement
C. A neuromotor
process
D. A
reflex
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: Discussion; Skills, Actions, Movements, and Neuromotor Processes
7. The relationship between movements and actions is:
A. Many-to-
one
B. One-to-
many
C. Many-to-one and one-to-
many
D. Movements and actions are not
related
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: Discussion; Skills, Actions, Movements, and Neuromotor Processes
8. The relationship between neuromotor processes and movements is:
A. Many-to-
one
B. One-to-
many
C. Many-to-one and one-to-
many
D. Movements and actions are not
related
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Topic: Discussion; Skills, Actions, Movements, and Neuromotor Processes
1-3
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