Exam 1 Motor Learning and Control
motor skills - correct answer-activities or tasks that require voluntary control over
movements of the joints and body segments to achieve a goal.
Motor Learning - correct answer-the study of the acquisition of motor skills, the
performance enhancement of learned or highly experienced motor skills, or the
reacquisition of skills that are difficult to perform or cannot be performed because of
injury, disease, and the like. Of interest are the behavioral and/or neurological changes
that occur as a person learns a motor skill and the variables that influence those
changes.
Motor Control - correct answer-the study of how our neuromuscular system functions to
activate and coordinate the muscles and limbs involved in the performance of a motor
skill. Researchers may investigate this question while a person is learning a new skill or
performing a well-learned or highly experienced skill.
Motor Development - correct answer-the study of human development from infancy to
old age with specific interest in issues related to either motor learning or motor control
Skill - correct answer-an activity or task that has a specific purpose or goal to achieve;
(b) an indicator of quality of performance
Actions - correct answer-activities or tasks that require voluntary control over
movements of the joints and body segments to achieve a goal.
Gross Motor Skill - correct answer-a motor skill that requires the use of large
musculature to achieve the goal of the skill
Fine Motor Skill - correct answer-a motor skill that requires control of small muscles to
achieve the goal of the skill; typically involves hand-eye coordination and requires a
high degree of precision of hand and finger movement
Discrete Motor Skill - correct answer-a motor skill with clearly defined movement
beginning and end points, usually requiring a simple movement
Continuos Motor Skill - correct answer-a motor skill with arbitrary movement beginning
and end points, usually involving repetitive movements
Serial Motor Skill - correct answer-a motor skill involving a series of discrete skills
motor skills - correct answer-activities or tasks that require voluntary control over
movements of the joints and body segments to achieve a goal.
Motor Learning - correct answer-the study of the acquisition of motor skills, the
performance enhancement of learned or highly experienced motor skills, or the
reacquisition of skills that are difficult to perform or cannot be performed because of
injury, disease, and the like. Of interest are the behavioral and/or neurological changes
that occur as a person learns a motor skill and the variables that influence those
changes.
Motor Control - correct answer-the study of how our neuromuscular system functions to
activate and coordinate the muscles and limbs involved in the performance of a motor
skill. Researchers may investigate this question while a person is learning a new skill or
performing a well-learned or highly experienced skill.
Motor Development - correct answer-the study of human development from infancy to
old age with specific interest in issues related to either motor learning or motor control
Skill - correct answer-an activity or task that has a specific purpose or goal to achieve;
(b) an indicator of quality of performance
Actions - correct answer-activities or tasks that require voluntary control over
movements of the joints and body segments to achieve a goal.
Gross Motor Skill - correct answer-a motor skill that requires the use of large
musculature to achieve the goal of the skill
Fine Motor Skill - correct answer-a motor skill that requires control of small muscles to
achieve the goal of the skill; typically involves hand-eye coordination and requires a
high degree of precision of hand and finger movement
Discrete Motor Skill - correct answer-a motor skill with clearly defined movement
beginning and end points, usually requiring a simple movement
Continuos Motor Skill - correct answer-a motor skill with arbitrary movement beginning
and end points, usually involving repetitive movements
Serial Motor Skill - correct answer-a motor skill involving a series of discrete skills
