PGA Level 3 Advanced Teaching and Coaching:
Learning Questions with Correct Answers
A student relates to which type of imagery if she is ABLE to learn from a face-on video of her swing?
- -External
What is the cognitive rehearsal of a physical skill in the absence of overt physical movements? -
-Mental practice
What is a conscious experience in which a player uses all her senses to recreate the execution of a
motor skill in the player's mind? - -Motor imagery
A student relates to which type of imagery if she is UNABLE to learn from a face-on video of her
swing? - -Internal
Does cognitively rehearsing procedural skills at a faster rate before performing them interfere with
the benefits of mental practice? Yes or no? - -No
What is the definition of 'modeling' when used for teaching and coaching? - -The use of
demonstrating to convey information about how to perform a motor skill
When is mental practice an motor imagery most effective? - -When used as a supplement to
physical practice
What makes 'cognitive hypothesis' an effective learning tool? - -Helps students identify what
to do through mental practice before attempting a motor skill
What is the best way for beginners to improve shot performance? - -When mental practice is
combined with physical practice
Which condition enhances the benefits of mental practice? - -Practicing when motivated
, Based on research, at what speed should a skill be mentally rehearsed prior to actual
performance? - -At about the same speed
What situation justifies substituting mental practice for physical practice? - -When students
cannot physically practice
What is an example of 'form focus of attention'? - -Keeping the body and head still during a
putt
According to research, what will optimize performance when combining mental and physical
practice? - -To engage in mental practice before engaging in physical practice
What is an example of retroactive transfer? - -New swing changes learned interfered with the
ability to recover the original swing
What is the influence of a previous skill on the current skill to be learned regardless of whether the
influence is positive or negative? - -Proactive transfer
What determines the transfer of golf skill learning? - -The time between original learning and
transfer with the structural similarity of skills and conditions
What conditions learn to greater learning transfer? - -If the student believes the skills,
conditions, and goals in the learning situations are similar
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? - -Stimulus generalization
What term is used to describe transferring a learned skill of a 20-foot chip on a practice green to a
50-foot chip on the same practice green? - -Response generalization
Learning Questions with Correct Answers
A student relates to which type of imagery if she is ABLE to learn from a face-on video of her swing?
- -External
What is the cognitive rehearsal of a physical skill in the absence of overt physical movements? -
-Mental practice
What is a conscious experience in which a player uses all her senses to recreate the execution of a
motor skill in the player's mind? - -Motor imagery
A student relates to which type of imagery if she is UNABLE to learn from a face-on video of her
swing? - -Internal
Does cognitively rehearsing procedural skills at a faster rate before performing them interfere with
the benefits of mental practice? Yes or no? - -No
What is the definition of 'modeling' when used for teaching and coaching? - -The use of
demonstrating to convey information about how to perform a motor skill
When is mental practice an motor imagery most effective? - -When used as a supplement to
physical practice
What makes 'cognitive hypothesis' an effective learning tool? - -Helps students identify what
to do through mental practice before attempting a motor skill
What is the best way for beginners to improve shot performance? - -When mental practice is
combined with physical practice
Which condition enhances the benefits of mental practice? - -Practicing when motivated
, Based on research, at what speed should a skill be mentally rehearsed prior to actual
performance? - -At about the same speed
What situation justifies substituting mental practice for physical practice? - -When students
cannot physically practice
What is an example of 'form focus of attention'? - -Keeping the body and head still during a
putt
According to research, what will optimize performance when combining mental and physical
practice? - -To engage in mental practice before engaging in physical practice
What is an example of retroactive transfer? - -New swing changes learned interfered with the
ability to recover the original swing
What is the influence of a previous skill on the current skill to be learned regardless of whether the
influence is positive or negative? - -Proactive transfer
What determines the transfer of golf skill learning? - -The time between original learning and
transfer with the structural similarity of skills and conditions
What conditions learn to greater learning transfer? - -If the student believes the skills,
conditions, and goals in the learning situations are similar
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? - -Stimulus generalization
What term is used to describe transferring a learned skill of a 20-foot chip on a practice green to a
50-foot chip on the same practice green? - -Response generalization
