Motor Learning Final Exam (Answered) 100%
True
The performer determines the beginning action of a closed motor skill
True
Classifying skills into general categories helps us to understand the demands those
skills place on the performance/learner
True
The size of a pen that a person uses to write is an example of a regulatory condition
that will determine the movement required for the handwriting actions
False
Skilled individuals are much less efficient than less skilled individuals
False
Simple RT involves one signal and more than one possible response
False
The specificity of motor abilities hypothesis predicts that if a person is highly skilled in
one activity then he or she should be or become skilled in all activities
True
Identifying the relationship between balance and falls in the elderly requires the use of a
multidimensional balance scale rather than a single test of balance
False
The terms ability and skill should be considered synonymous
False
Research showing the low correlation between reaction time (RT) and movement time
(MT) supports the general motor ability hypothesis
False
Among Fleishman's 11 perceptual motor abilities, "Speed of an arm movement ability
refers to the ability to make rapid gross, discrete movement where accuracy is important
True
Visual acuity is one of the perceptual motor abilities that Fleishman did not include in his
taxonomy
d. All of the above
The performance of any motor skill is influenced by characteristic of:
a. the performer
b. the environment
c. the skill itself
d. all of the above
d. Action
Locomotion has the goal of moving from one location to another. It is an example of
which of the following terms?
a. Movement
b. Ability
c. Performance
d. Action
b. A movement
, The specific pattern of limb motions used in throwing a ball is an example of:
a. An action
b. A movement
c. A neuromotor process
d. A reflex
d. The distance a ball was kicked
Which of the following would be considered a performance outcome measure?
a. the angle of the knee at ball impact
b. the electrical activity in the quadriceps muscles during the kick
c. the electrical activity in the brain during the kick
d. the distance a ball was kicked
c. Premotor time
When RT is fractionated, the interval that represents the time it takes to receive and
transmit information from the environment is referred to as the:
a. Discrimination time
b. Response time
c. Premotor time
d. Motor time
c. Many specific motor abilities that are highly related to each other
The general motor ability hypothesis proposes that individuals have:
a. one motor ability that determines a person's potential to perform motor skills
b. One motor ability that predicts how well a person will perform specific skills
c. Many specific motor abilities that are highly related to each other
d. Many specific motor abilities that are independent of each other
b. Involves the maintenance of balance while motion, while static balance does
not
Compared to static balance, dynamic balance:
a. involves balancing on one limb while static balance involves balancing on two limbs
b. involves the maintenance of balance while in motion, while static balance does not
c. involves the maintenance of equilibrium while stationary, while static balance does
not
d. involves balancing on two limbs, while static balance involves balancing on one limb
c. dynamic strength
The ability of muscular endurance used in exerting force repeatedly is known as:
a. truck strength
b. stamina
c. dynamic strength
d. explosive strength
closed
Archery and piano playing are two quite different skills, yet they can both be classified
as __________ motor skills when the classification system is based on stability of the
environment
8
A person had the following error scores for series of 5 trials: +5, -3, +8, +18, -6. The
average AE score is _____.
consistency
True
The performer determines the beginning action of a closed motor skill
True
Classifying skills into general categories helps us to understand the demands those
skills place on the performance/learner
True
The size of a pen that a person uses to write is an example of a regulatory condition
that will determine the movement required for the handwriting actions
False
Skilled individuals are much less efficient than less skilled individuals
False
Simple RT involves one signal and more than one possible response
False
The specificity of motor abilities hypothesis predicts that if a person is highly skilled in
one activity then he or she should be or become skilled in all activities
True
Identifying the relationship between balance and falls in the elderly requires the use of a
multidimensional balance scale rather than a single test of balance
False
The terms ability and skill should be considered synonymous
False
Research showing the low correlation between reaction time (RT) and movement time
(MT) supports the general motor ability hypothesis
False
Among Fleishman's 11 perceptual motor abilities, "Speed of an arm movement ability
refers to the ability to make rapid gross, discrete movement where accuracy is important
True
Visual acuity is one of the perceptual motor abilities that Fleishman did not include in his
taxonomy
d. All of the above
The performance of any motor skill is influenced by characteristic of:
a. the performer
b. the environment
c. the skill itself
d. all of the above
d. Action
Locomotion has the goal of moving from one location to another. It is an example of
which of the following terms?
a. Movement
b. Ability
c. Performance
d. Action
b. A movement
, The specific pattern of limb motions used in throwing a ball is an example of:
a. An action
b. A movement
c. A neuromotor process
d. A reflex
d. The distance a ball was kicked
Which of the following would be considered a performance outcome measure?
a. the angle of the knee at ball impact
b. the electrical activity in the quadriceps muscles during the kick
c. the electrical activity in the brain during the kick
d. the distance a ball was kicked
c. Premotor time
When RT is fractionated, the interval that represents the time it takes to receive and
transmit information from the environment is referred to as the:
a. Discrimination time
b. Response time
c. Premotor time
d. Motor time
c. Many specific motor abilities that are highly related to each other
The general motor ability hypothesis proposes that individuals have:
a. one motor ability that determines a person's potential to perform motor skills
b. One motor ability that predicts how well a person will perform specific skills
c. Many specific motor abilities that are highly related to each other
d. Many specific motor abilities that are independent of each other
b. Involves the maintenance of balance while motion, while static balance does
not
Compared to static balance, dynamic balance:
a. involves balancing on one limb while static balance involves balancing on two limbs
b. involves the maintenance of balance while in motion, while static balance does not
c. involves the maintenance of equilibrium while stationary, while static balance does
not
d. involves balancing on two limbs, while static balance involves balancing on one limb
c. dynamic strength
The ability of muscular endurance used in exerting force repeatedly is known as:
a. truck strength
b. stamina
c. dynamic strength
d. explosive strength
closed
Archery and piano playing are two quite different skills, yet they can both be classified
as __________ motor skills when the classification system is based on stability of the
environment
8
A person had the following error scores for series of 5 trials: +5, -3, +8, +18, -6. The
average AE score is _____.
consistency
