KNH 184 FINAL EXAM ALL REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Learning is...
A. inferred from a change in performance.
B. a directly observable phenomenon.
C. best measured through acquisition tests.
D. inferred from the capacity to perform well. - Answers - a
Choose the best synonym for "acquisition"
A. practice.
B. memory.
C. ability.
D. learning. - Answers - a
If two groups of learners, 1 and 2, take part in a skill learning experiment and group 1
performs better during acquisition than does group 2, but group 2 performs better than
does group 1 on a retention test, what would be the most logical conclusion concerning
which group learned best?
A. Group 1 learned best.
B. Group 2 learned best
C. Both groups learned equally.
D. There is insufficient information to draw a conclusion. - Answers - b
If, as a test of learning, a person is required to perform a practiced skill in a different
manner than practiced, or in a different environmental context from that of practice,
what
method of assessing learning is being used?
A. Retention test
B. Acquisition test
C. Performance test
D. Transfer test - Answers - d
Performance curves
A. are exact representations of learning.
B. may or may not represent learning adequately.
C. are never good representations of learning.
D. are not intended to represent learning. - Answers - b
What term is used in motor learning when referring to an observable behavior? -
Answers - performance
What kind of test measures a person's ability to perform a practiced skill subsequent to
,practice and after a sufficient time interval to allow the effects of any performance
variables to dissipate? - Answers - retention test
When learning a motor skill, everyone progresses through
A. a unique series of learning stages.
B. the same stages of learning though at different rates.
C. the same stages of learning at the same rate.
D. some of the same stages of learning though not necessarily all depending on
individual
capabilities. - Answers - b
In which of the stages of learning as identified by Fitts and Posner should the provision
of instructor feedback be the most frequent?
A. Cognitive stage.
B. Autonomous stage.
C. Associative stage.
D. Frequency should remain the same in all stages of learning. - Answers - a
Experts can be seen as possessing superior capabilities for all except which of the
following?
A. Planning their actions in advance.
B. Anticipating the actions of opponents.
C. Cognitive knowledge concerning their skill.
D. Ability to transfer their expertise to other activities. - Answers - d
A traditional approach scheduling practice of several different skills is to practice one
skill in repetitive fashion before moving on to likewise practice subsequent skills in
groupings of repetitive practice trials. Such a practice schedule is called ________
practice.
A. blocked
B. massed
C. serial
D. random - Answers - a
A practice schedule is defined as "distributed" if it
A. maximizes performance measures.
B. consists of greater amounts of rest than work.
C. is distributed across more than one practice session.
D. is experienced by the individual learner as "restful." - Answers - b
For which of the following skill types is part practice typically the least likely to be
appropriate?
A. Gross skills.
B. Continuous skills.
C. Serial skills.
D. Discrete skills. - Answers - d
, Feedback provided by sources outside of the performer is termed ________ feedback.
A. intrinsic
B. extrinsic
C. exteroceptive
D. extrasensory - Answers - b
Persistent guidance is __________ in practice and is __________ to learning.
A. beneficial; beneficial
B. detrimental; beneficial
C. beneficial; detrimental
D. detrimental; detrimental - Answers - c
The instructor has control over which type of information?
A. inherent
B. augmented
C. sensory
D. proprioceptive - Answers - b
Cutting afferent pathways where they enter the cord is called deafferentation - Answers
- true
RT decreases when the duration of the movement becomes longer - Answers - false
RT increases as movements involve more limb coordination - Answers - true
A pure, open-loop system provides feedback - Answers - false
Open-loop systems are best suited for unpredictable environments - Answers - false
Practice can cause effects in the learner that are...
a. Permanent effects
b. Vanishing effects with time
c. Vanishing effects with a change in condition
d. All of the above - Answers - d
Learning involves a set of processes in...
a. Autonomic Nervous System
b. Central Nervous System
c. Motor Pathways
d. Muscle memory - Answers - b
Learning is...
a. not directly observable
b. from only practice
c. from only experiences - Answers - a
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Learning is...
A. inferred from a change in performance.
B. a directly observable phenomenon.
C. best measured through acquisition tests.
D. inferred from the capacity to perform well. - Answers - a
Choose the best synonym for "acquisition"
A. practice.
B. memory.
C. ability.
D. learning. - Answers - a
If two groups of learners, 1 and 2, take part in a skill learning experiment and group 1
performs better during acquisition than does group 2, but group 2 performs better than
does group 1 on a retention test, what would be the most logical conclusion concerning
which group learned best?
A. Group 1 learned best.
B. Group 2 learned best
C. Both groups learned equally.
D. There is insufficient information to draw a conclusion. - Answers - b
If, as a test of learning, a person is required to perform a practiced skill in a different
manner than practiced, or in a different environmental context from that of practice,
what
method of assessing learning is being used?
A. Retention test
B. Acquisition test
C. Performance test
D. Transfer test - Answers - d
Performance curves
A. are exact representations of learning.
B. may or may not represent learning adequately.
C. are never good representations of learning.
D. are not intended to represent learning. - Answers - b
What term is used in motor learning when referring to an observable behavior? -
Answers - performance
What kind of test measures a person's ability to perform a practiced skill subsequent to
,practice and after a sufficient time interval to allow the effects of any performance
variables to dissipate? - Answers - retention test
When learning a motor skill, everyone progresses through
A. a unique series of learning stages.
B. the same stages of learning though at different rates.
C. the same stages of learning at the same rate.
D. some of the same stages of learning though not necessarily all depending on
individual
capabilities. - Answers - b
In which of the stages of learning as identified by Fitts and Posner should the provision
of instructor feedback be the most frequent?
A. Cognitive stage.
B. Autonomous stage.
C. Associative stage.
D. Frequency should remain the same in all stages of learning. - Answers - a
Experts can be seen as possessing superior capabilities for all except which of the
following?
A. Planning their actions in advance.
B. Anticipating the actions of opponents.
C. Cognitive knowledge concerning their skill.
D. Ability to transfer their expertise to other activities. - Answers - d
A traditional approach scheduling practice of several different skills is to practice one
skill in repetitive fashion before moving on to likewise practice subsequent skills in
groupings of repetitive practice trials. Such a practice schedule is called ________
practice.
A. blocked
B. massed
C. serial
D. random - Answers - a
A practice schedule is defined as "distributed" if it
A. maximizes performance measures.
B. consists of greater amounts of rest than work.
C. is distributed across more than one practice session.
D. is experienced by the individual learner as "restful." - Answers - b
For which of the following skill types is part practice typically the least likely to be
appropriate?
A. Gross skills.
B. Continuous skills.
C. Serial skills.
D. Discrete skills. - Answers - d
, Feedback provided by sources outside of the performer is termed ________ feedback.
A. intrinsic
B. extrinsic
C. exteroceptive
D. extrasensory - Answers - b
Persistent guidance is __________ in practice and is __________ to learning.
A. beneficial; beneficial
B. detrimental; beneficial
C. beneficial; detrimental
D. detrimental; detrimental - Answers - c
The instructor has control over which type of information?
A. inherent
B. augmented
C. sensory
D. proprioceptive - Answers - b
Cutting afferent pathways where they enter the cord is called deafferentation - Answers
- true
RT decreases when the duration of the movement becomes longer - Answers - false
RT increases as movements involve more limb coordination - Answers - true
A pure, open-loop system provides feedback - Answers - false
Open-loop systems are best suited for unpredictable environments - Answers - false
Practice can cause effects in the learner that are...
a. Permanent effects
b. Vanishing effects with time
c. Vanishing effects with a change in condition
d. All of the above - Answers - d
Learning involves a set of processes in...
a. Autonomic Nervous System
b. Central Nervous System
c. Motor Pathways
d. Muscle memory - Answers - b
Learning is...
a. not directly observable
b. from only practice
c. from only experiences - Answers - a
