Test Bank: Motor Learning and Performance 6th Edition by Lee
- Ch. 1-11, 9781492574682, with Rationales
What is Not true about Learning
a It results in a relatively permanent change in behavior B.It is directly observable
C.It is the result of practice and or experience
D.All of the above are true - ANSWER:It is directly observable
What classifies a skill? - ANSWER:The predictability of the environment in which the skill is performed
The nature of their organization
The degree of precision of their movements and corresponding size of the musculature used to
perform the movement
Which of the following is NOT true of motor skills?
A.Body and/or limb movements are required
B.They can be performed involuntarily
C.They must be learned
D.They are goal oriented - ANSWER:the can be performed involuntarily
Which of the following would be considered a closed skill?
A.Putting a golf ball
B.Returning a tennis serve
C.Juggling
D.Driving a car - ANSWER:putting a golf ball
Mountain biking, which requires the performer to continually adapt his or her responses to conform
to the trail, would be considered what kind of skill? - ANSWER:An open skill
Which of the following is an example of a serial skill?
A.Throwing a frisbee
B.Rollerblading
C.Serving a volleyball
D.A floor routine in gymnastics - ANSWER:A floor routine in gymnastic
Which of the following skills has low inter-trial variability?
A.Shot put
B.Volleyball spike
C.Golf putt
D.Bunting - ANSWER:Shot Put
According to Gentile, the environmental factors that specifies the movement characteristics necessary
for successful performance of a skill are known as - ANSWER:Regulatory Conditions
According to Gentile's multidimensional classification system, the simplest skill would be one whose -
ANSWER:Environmental context is stationary, involves no inter-trial variability or body transport and
does not require object manipulation
In regards to motor abilities what is true? - ANSWER:A.We all have different abilities that enhance or
limit our capability to become skilled
, B.There's no guarantee that we will become skilled; motor abilities only allow the potential to be
skilled
C.Practice and experience can help us realize our potential
What does a task analysis allow? - ANSWER:movement practitioners to determine the underlying
motor abilities that are important for successful performance of a given skill or task.
Although motor abilities are genetically inherited, with practice they can be changed and improved
over time. - ANSWER:False
Perception - ANSWER:the process by which meaning is attached to input?
Practice for open skills should emphasize - ANSWER:variability in the practice context.
Direct perception - ANSWER:The view that the relationship between perception and action is circular
rather than relying on stored memory representation is known
Hicks Law - ANSWER:states that choice RT is logarithmically related to the number of stimulus choice
alternatives.
Which of the following is NOT true of response time?
A.It is determined from the moment that a stimulus is presented to when a response is completed
B.It is the combination of reaction time and movement time
C.It should not exceed four seconds
D.It is influenced by the number of response choices in a situation - ANSWER:It should not exceed
four seconds
What would not influence movement time?
A.Using little to no back swing
B.Reduction in the length of the movement
C.Reduction in the uncertainty of a situation
D.Increase in the speed at which the movement is executed - ANSWER:Reduction in the length of the
movement
The ability to attend to or focus on one specific item in the midst of countless stimuli is called: -
ANSWER:Selective attention
The inverted U hypothesis - ANSWER:captures the relationship between arousal and performance
Instructions that induce an internal attentional focus - ANSWER:Direct the learner to focus on their
own body movements
Reaction time - ANSWER:The interval of time between the moment that a stimulus is presented to
when a response is initiated
zone of optimal functioning - ANSWER:produces an attentional focus that is narrow enough to
exclude irrelevant information, but broad enough to pick up the task-relevant information.
Anxiety is an emotion that - ANSWER:results from an individual's perception that a given situation is
threatening.
RT is dependent on - ANSWER:the processing demands imposed by a given task/situation
The warning signal + RT + MT = response time. - ANSWER:False
- Ch. 1-11, 9781492574682, with Rationales
What is Not true about Learning
a It results in a relatively permanent change in behavior B.It is directly observable
C.It is the result of practice and or experience
D.All of the above are true - ANSWER:It is directly observable
What classifies a skill? - ANSWER:The predictability of the environment in which the skill is performed
The nature of their organization
The degree of precision of their movements and corresponding size of the musculature used to
perform the movement
Which of the following is NOT true of motor skills?
A.Body and/or limb movements are required
B.They can be performed involuntarily
C.They must be learned
D.They are goal oriented - ANSWER:the can be performed involuntarily
Which of the following would be considered a closed skill?
A.Putting a golf ball
B.Returning a tennis serve
C.Juggling
D.Driving a car - ANSWER:putting a golf ball
Mountain biking, which requires the performer to continually adapt his or her responses to conform
to the trail, would be considered what kind of skill? - ANSWER:An open skill
Which of the following is an example of a serial skill?
A.Throwing a frisbee
B.Rollerblading
C.Serving a volleyball
D.A floor routine in gymnastics - ANSWER:A floor routine in gymnastic
Which of the following skills has low inter-trial variability?
A.Shot put
B.Volleyball spike
C.Golf putt
D.Bunting - ANSWER:Shot Put
According to Gentile, the environmental factors that specifies the movement characteristics necessary
for successful performance of a skill are known as - ANSWER:Regulatory Conditions
According to Gentile's multidimensional classification system, the simplest skill would be one whose -
ANSWER:Environmental context is stationary, involves no inter-trial variability or body transport and
does not require object manipulation
In regards to motor abilities what is true? - ANSWER:A.We all have different abilities that enhance or
limit our capability to become skilled
, B.There's no guarantee that we will become skilled; motor abilities only allow the potential to be
skilled
C.Practice and experience can help us realize our potential
What does a task analysis allow? - ANSWER:movement practitioners to determine the underlying
motor abilities that are important for successful performance of a given skill or task.
Although motor abilities are genetically inherited, with practice they can be changed and improved
over time. - ANSWER:False
Perception - ANSWER:the process by which meaning is attached to input?
Practice for open skills should emphasize - ANSWER:variability in the practice context.
Direct perception - ANSWER:The view that the relationship between perception and action is circular
rather than relying on stored memory representation is known
Hicks Law - ANSWER:states that choice RT is logarithmically related to the number of stimulus choice
alternatives.
Which of the following is NOT true of response time?
A.It is determined from the moment that a stimulus is presented to when a response is completed
B.It is the combination of reaction time and movement time
C.It should not exceed four seconds
D.It is influenced by the number of response choices in a situation - ANSWER:It should not exceed
four seconds
What would not influence movement time?
A.Using little to no back swing
B.Reduction in the length of the movement
C.Reduction in the uncertainty of a situation
D.Increase in the speed at which the movement is executed - ANSWER:Reduction in the length of the
movement
The ability to attend to or focus on one specific item in the midst of countless stimuli is called: -
ANSWER:Selective attention
The inverted U hypothesis - ANSWER:captures the relationship between arousal and performance
Instructions that induce an internal attentional focus - ANSWER:Direct the learner to focus on their
own body movements
Reaction time - ANSWER:The interval of time between the moment that a stimulus is presented to
when a response is initiated
zone of optimal functioning - ANSWER:produces an attentional focus that is narrow enough to
exclude irrelevant information, but broad enough to pick up the task-relevant information.
Anxiety is an emotion that - ANSWER:results from an individual's perception that a given situation is
threatening.
RT is dependent on - ANSWER:the processing demands imposed by a given task/situation
The warning signal + RT + MT = response time. - ANSWER:False
