Test Bank For Motor Learning and Control: Concepts and Applications
Chapter 01 The Classification of Motor Skills
1) Shooting a free throw in basketball is an example of an open motor skill.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) Absolutely no large muscles are involved when a person is engaged in a fine motor skill.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Running is an example of a gross motor skill.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) If motor skills are classified according to the stability of the environment, billiards would be
placed in the category of closed motor skills.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) Whether or not an object must be manipulated is a skill characteristic in Gentile's taxonomy
of motor skills that is included in the "environmental context" dimension of the taxonomy.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) Classifying skills into general categories helps us to understand the demands those skills
place on the performer/learner.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) People learn movements rather than actions when they begin to learn or relearn a skill.
⊚ true
⊚ false
8) The color of a ball is an example of a non-regulatory condition.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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,Test Bank For Motor Learning and Control: Concepts and Applications
Chapter 01 The Classification of Motor Skills
9) The motor system always recruits the same muscle fibers when executing a simple
movement like lifting the arm.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) The terms actions and movements are interchangeable.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) A physical therapist could use Gentile's taxonomy to evaluate a patient's capabilities and
limitations.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) The performance of any motor skill is influenced by characteristics of
A) the performer.
B) the environment.
C) the skill itself.
D) All of the answers are correct.
13) Locomotion is an example of which of the following terms?
A) movement
B) ability
C) performance measure
D) action
14) 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.
15) Motor control and learning are prioritized in the following order relative to the three levels of
study
A) neuromotor processes, movements, actions
B) neuromotor processes, actions, movements
C) actions, movements, neuromotor processes
D) actions, neuromotor processes, movements
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,Test Bank For Motor Learning and Control: Concepts and Applications
Chapter 01 The Classification of Motor Skills
16) If a motor skill requires the use of large musculature and does not require precision of
movement for successful performance, then the skill would best be classified as (an)
A) fine motor skill.
B) gross motor skill.
C) discrete motor skill.
D) open motor skill.
17) Which of the following skills is a discrete motor skill?
A) riding a bicycle
B) swimming the crawl stroke
C) steering a car on a highway
D) striking a typewriter key
18) Shifting from second to third gear in a car with a manual transmission (stick shift) is an
example of which type of motor skill?
A) open motor skill
B) fine motor skill
C) serial motor skill
D) continuous motor skill
19) What are components of the environmental context?
A) The supporting surface
B) The objects involved in performing the skill
C) Other living things involved in the performance
D) All of the answers are correct.
20) Returning a serve in tennis is an example of which of the following types of motor skills?
A) self-paced motor skill
B) open motor skill
C) closed motor skill
D) stationary motor skill
21) According to Gentile's taxonomy of motor skills, which of the following describes the least
complex skill?
A) regulatory conditions stationary; object manipulated
B) regulatory conditions in motion; object manipulated
C) regulatory conditions stationary; no object manipulated
D) regulatory conditions in motion; no object manipulated
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, Test Bank For Motor Learning and Control: Concepts and Applications
Chapter 01 The Classification of Motor Skills
22) If motor skills are classified according to the stability of the environment, bowling would be
placed in the category of_________ motor skills.
23) 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 the stability of the
environment.
24) A researcher studying how the movements of the arms and legs are coordinated when a
person runs at different speeds is studying the person's motor control.
⊚ true
⊚ false
25) The involuntary eye blink in response to a puff of air is an example of a motor skill.
⊚ true
⊚ false
26) If motor skills are classified according to the stability of the environmental context, buttoning
a shirt would be placed in the category of closed motor skills.
⊚ true
⊚ false
27) Skating in a limited space on a crowded ice rink is an example of a closed motor skill.
⊚ true
⊚ false
28) If motor skills are classified according to the stability of the environmental context, picking
up a cup from a table would be considered a closed motor skill.
⊚ true
⊚ false
29) Typing a sentence on a computer keyboard is an example of a serial motor skill.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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Chapter 01 The Classification of Motor Skills
1) Shooting a free throw in basketball is an example of an open motor skill.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) Absolutely no large muscles are involved when a person is engaged in a fine motor skill.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Running is an example of a gross motor skill.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) If motor skills are classified according to the stability of the environment, billiards would be
placed in the category of closed motor skills.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) Whether or not an object must be manipulated is a skill characteristic in Gentile's taxonomy
of motor skills that is included in the "environmental context" dimension of the taxonomy.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) Classifying skills into general categories helps us to understand the demands those skills
place on the performer/learner.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) People learn movements rather than actions when they begin to learn or relearn a skill.
⊚ true
⊚ false
8) The color of a ball is an example of a non-regulatory condition.
⊚ true
⊚ false
1
,Test Bank For Motor Learning and Control: Concepts and Applications
Chapter 01 The Classification of Motor Skills
9) The motor system always recruits the same muscle fibers when executing a simple
movement like lifting the arm.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) The terms actions and movements are interchangeable.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) A physical therapist could use Gentile's taxonomy to evaluate a patient's capabilities and
limitations.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) The performance of any motor skill is influenced by characteristics of
A) the performer.
B) the environment.
C) the skill itself.
D) All of the answers are correct.
13) Locomotion is an example of which of the following terms?
A) movement
B) ability
C) performance measure
D) action
14) 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.
15) Motor control and learning are prioritized in the following order relative to the three levels of
study
A) neuromotor processes, movements, actions
B) neuromotor processes, actions, movements
C) actions, movements, neuromotor processes
D) actions, neuromotor processes, movements
2
,Test Bank For Motor Learning and Control: Concepts and Applications
Chapter 01 The Classification of Motor Skills
16) If a motor skill requires the use of large musculature and does not require precision of
movement for successful performance, then the skill would best be classified as (an)
A) fine motor skill.
B) gross motor skill.
C) discrete motor skill.
D) open motor skill.
17) Which of the following skills is a discrete motor skill?
A) riding a bicycle
B) swimming the crawl stroke
C) steering a car on a highway
D) striking a typewriter key
18) Shifting from second to third gear in a car with a manual transmission (stick shift) is an
example of which type of motor skill?
A) open motor skill
B) fine motor skill
C) serial motor skill
D) continuous motor skill
19) What are components of the environmental context?
A) The supporting surface
B) The objects involved in performing the skill
C) Other living things involved in the performance
D) All of the answers are correct.
20) Returning a serve in tennis is an example of which of the following types of motor skills?
A) self-paced motor skill
B) open motor skill
C) closed motor skill
D) stationary motor skill
21) According to Gentile's taxonomy of motor skills, which of the following describes the least
complex skill?
A) regulatory conditions stationary; object manipulated
B) regulatory conditions in motion; object manipulated
C) regulatory conditions stationary; no object manipulated
D) regulatory conditions in motion; no object manipulated
3
, Test Bank For Motor Learning and Control: Concepts and Applications
Chapter 01 The Classification of Motor Skills
22) If motor skills are classified according to the stability of the environment, bowling would be
placed in the category of_________ motor skills.
23) 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 the stability of the
environment.
24) A researcher studying how the movements of the arms and legs are coordinated when a
person runs at different speeds is studying the person's motor control.
⊚ true
⊚ false
25) The involuntary eye blink in response to a puff of air is an example of a motor skill.
⊚ true
⊚ false
26) If motor skills are classified according to the stability of the environmental context, buttoning
a shirt would be placed in the category of closed motor skills.
⊚ true
⊚ false
27) Skating in a limited space on a crowded ice rink is an example of a closed motor skill.
⊚ true
⊚ false
28) If motor skills are classified according to the stability of the environmental context, picking
up a cup from a table would be considered a closed motor skill.
⊚ true
⊚ false
29) Typing a sentence on a computer keyboard is an example of a serial motor skill.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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