EXSS 380- Exam 3-Summer Actual study
Questions and correct/verified Answers
What is motor learning? - ANSW-changes in internal processes that determine an individual's capabilities
for performing a motor task
What does the study of acquisition of motor skills focus on? - ANSW-focuses on behavioral and
neurological consequences associated with learning of a motor skill
What is a motor skill? - ANSW-an activity that requires voluntary movement to achieve a goal
What are 3 applications to motor learning? - ANSW-Skill acquisition ( learning to play a new musical
instrument)
Skill refinement (improving speed and accuracy of play)
Skill re-acquisition ( rehab of former skills/muscle function)
In which application of motor learning does OT/PT/Sports medicine focus on? - ANSW-Skill re-acquisition
True or false, motor learning is DIRECTLY measurable. - ANSW-False
Near transfer - ANSW-transfer of learning from one task to another similar task.
Far transfer - ANSW-the transfer of learning to a situation that is very different from the one in which the
initial learning took place
Specificity of learning principle - ANSW-best practice approximates the movements of the target skill and
the environmental conditions of the target context
verbal cognitive stage - ANSW-skill is new to learner. questions are asked, learner has to pay attention in
order to perform skill, learner makes many mistakes, usually big gains in ability.
Motor Stage - ANSW-defined by movement refinements
improvements in consistency, anticipation, and timing of skill
How are rapid and slow movement refinements different in the motor stage? - ANSW-rapid movements
= motor programs are being developed
slower movements = improvements in processing and utilizing specific feedback
Closed Skills - ANSW-skills performed similarly or exactly like they are taught in training
Questions and correct/verified Answers
What is motor learning? - ANSW-changes in internal processes that determine an individual's capabilities
for performing a motor task
What does the study of acquisition of motor skills focus on? - ANSW-focuses on behavioral and
neurological consequences associated with learning of a motor skill
What is a motor skill? - ANSW-an activity that requires voluntary movement to achieve a goal
What are 3 applications to motor learning? - ANSW-Skill acquisition ( learning to play a new musical
instrument)
Skill refinement (improving speed and accuracy of play)
Skill re-acquisition ( rehab of former skills/muscle function)
In which application of motor learning does OT/PT/Sports medicine focus on? - ANSW-Skill re-acquisition
True or false, motor learning is DIRECTLY measurable. - ANSW-False
Near transfer - ANSW-transfer of learning from one task to another similar task.
Far transfer - ANSW-the transfer of learning to a situation that is very different from the one in which the
initial learning took place
Specificity of learning principle - ANSW-best practice approximates the movements of the target skill and
the environmental conditions of the target context
verbal cognitive stage - ANSW-skill is new to learner. questions are asked, learner has to pay attention in
order to perform skill, learner makes many mistakes, usually big gains in ability.
Motor Stage - ANSW-defined by movement refinements
improvements in consistency, anticipation, and timing of skill
How are rapid and slow movement refinements different in the motor stage? - ANSW-rapid movements
= motor programs are being developed
slower movements = improvements in processing and utilizing specific feedback
Closed Skills - ANSW-skills performed similarly or exactly like they are taught in training
