PGA PGM 3.0 QUALIFYING LEVEL STUDY 2026
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM FULL QUESTIONS
AND SOLVED SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED TO
PASS
◉ What is the cognitive rehearsal of a physical activity in the
absence of any observable muscular movement? Answer: Mental
practice
◉ What is a conscious experience in which a player uses all her
senses to create or recreate the execution of a motor skill in the
player's mind? Answer: Motor imagery
◉ A student relates primarily to which type of imagery if she is
unable to learn from a face-on video of her swing? Answer: External
imagery
◉ A student relates primarily to which type of imagery if she is able
to learn from a face-on video of her swing? Answer: Internal imagery
◉ Does cognitively rehearsing procedural skills at a fast rate before
physically performing them interfere with the benefits of mental
practice? Answer: False - practicing at a faster rate helps remember
the steps they need to perform
,◉ What is the definition of modeling when used for teaching and
coaching? Answer: The use of a demonstration as a means of
conveying information about how to perform a motor skill.
(Observational learning, used in demonstration)
◉ When is mental practice and motor imagery most effective?
Answer: When used in conjunction with physical practice
◉ What is the best way for beginners to improve their shot
performance? Answer: Combine mental and physical practice
◉ What makes 'cognitive hypothesis' an effective learning tool?
Answer: Helps identify what to do and where to focus attention
◉ Which condition enhances the benefits of mental practice?
Answer: Cognitive hypothesis
◉ Based on research, at what speed should a skill be mentally
rehearsed prior to actual performance? Answer: The same as actual
performance (the same speed)
◉ What is an effective means of helping a beginner to use motor
imagery to improve performance? Answer: Combine with physical
performance
,◉ What situation justifies substituting mental practice for physical
practice? Answer: When the student cannot physically practice
◉ According to research, what will optimize performance when
combining mental and physical practice? Answer: Recall past shots,
execute prior memory
◉ What is an example of "Form Focus of Attention"? Answer: Stance,
ball position, posture
◉ What is an example of retroactive transfer? Answer: Subsequent
learning of a skill affects ability to perform previous acquired skill
◉ What is the influence of a previous skill on the current skill to be
learned regardless of whether the influence is positive or negative?
Answer: Proactive transfer
◉ Addison has acquired a new student who previously played ice
hockey. During the opening interview, Addison asks questions to find
out ways he can take advantage of previous learning, what skills to
teach, and what order to teach them. This is an example of what
learning transfer concept? Answer: Proactive transfer
, ◉ What determines the transfer of golf skill learning? Answer: Time,
structural similarity, skills and goals, skill level
◉ What conditions lead to greater learning transfer? Answer:
Same/similar conditions, same/similar skills
◉ What term is used to describe transferring a learned skill of a 20-
foot chip onto a practice green to a 50-foot chip on the same practice
green? Answer: Response generalization
◉ What type of transfer likely occurs when applying the skill of a 20-
foot chip learned in practice to a situation for a 20-foot chip in a club
championship tournament? Answer: Slightly positive transfer
◉ What term is used to describe learning the skill of putting on a
practice green and effectively transferring to various greens on the
golf course? Answer: Stimulus generalization
◉ How is the "transfer effect" most likely to influence a situation
where a player with an over-the-top down swing is being taught to
drop the club below the shaft plane? Answer: Negatively
◉ A student and his coach have been practicing high pitch shots
from tight lies that he expects to find on the golf course for an
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM FULL QUESTIONS
AND SOLVED SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED TO
PASS
◉ What is the cognitive rehearsal of a physical activity in the
absence of any observable muscular movement? Answer: Mental
practice
◉ What is a conscious experience in which a player uses all her
senses to create or recreate the execution of a motor skill in the
player's mind? Answer: Motor imagery
◉ A student relates primarily to which type of imagery if she is
unable to learn from a face-on video of her swing? Answer: External
imagery
◉ A student relates primarily to which type of imagery if she is able
to learn from a face-on video of her swing? Answer: Internal imagery
◉ Does cognitively rehearsing procedural skills at a fast rate before
physically performing them interfere with the benefits of mental
practice? Answer: False - practicing at a faster rate helps remember
the steps they need to perform
,◉ What is the definition of modeling when used for teaching and
coaching? Answer: The use of a demonstration as a means of
conveying information about how to perform a motor skill.
(Observational learning, used in demonstration)
◉ When is mental practice and motor imagery most effective?
Answer: When used in conjunction with physical practice
◉ What is the best way for beginners to improve their shot
performance? Answer: Combine mental and physical practice
◉ What makes 'cognitive hypothesis' an effective learning tool?
Answer: Helps identify what to do and where to focus attention
◉ Which condition enhances the benefits of mental practice?
Answer: Cognitive hypothesis
◉ Based on research, at what speed should a skill be mentally
rehearsed prior to actual performance? Answer: The same as actual
performance (the same speed)
◉ What is an effective means of helping a beginner to use motor
imagery to improve performance? Answer: Combine with physical
performance
,◉ What situation justifies substituting mental practice for physical
practice? Answer: When the student cannot physically practice
◉ According to research, what will optimize performance when
combining mental and physical practice? Answer: Recall past shots,
execute prior memory
◉ What is an example of "Form Focus of Attention"? Answer: Stance,
ball position, posture
◉ What is an example of retroactive transfer? Answer: Subsequent
learning of a skill affects ability to perform previous acquired skill
◉ What is the influence of a previous skill on the current skill to be
learned regardless of whether the influence is positive or negative?
Answer: Proactive transfer
◉ Addison has acquired a new student who previously played ice
hockey. During the opening interview, Addison asks questions to find
out ways he can take advantage of previous learning, what skills to
teach, and what order to teach them. This is an example of what
learning transfer concept? Answer: Proactive transfer
, ◉ What determines the transfer of golf skill learning? Answer: Time,
structural similarity, skills and goals, skill level
◉ What conditions lead to greater learning transfer? Answer:
Same/similar conditions, same/similar skills
◉ What term is used to describe transferring a learned skill of a 20-
foot chip onto a practice green to a 50-foot chip on the same practice
green? Answer: Response generalization
◉ What type of transfer likely occurs when applying the skill of a 20-
foot chip learned in practice to a situation for a 20-foot chip in a club
championship tournament? Answer: Slightly positive transfer
◉ What term is used to describe learning the skill of putting on a
practice green and effectively transferring to various greens on the
golf course? Answer: Stimulus generalization
◉ How is the "transfer effect" most likely to influence a situation
where a player with an over-the-top down swing is being taught to
drop the club below the shaft plane? Answer: Negatively
◉ A student and his coach have been practicing high pitch shots
from tight lies that he expects to find on the golf course for an
