Deck 9: Principles of Practice Design

Question 1

Which of the following is not an advantage about breaking a skill down into parts?

A) It simplifies the skill
B) It allows a learner to experience early success leading to increased motivation
C) It permits practice on problematic components without wasting time on those already mastered
D) It focuses on retaining the underlying dynamics of the skill when components are highly interdependent

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following is governed by the speed-accuracy tradeoff

A) Temporal accuracy
B) Spatial accuracy
C) Cognitive accuracy
D) Both A and B

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Bilateral transfer occurs between which of the following?

A) Limbs
B) People
C) Behaviors
D) Theories

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Mistakes are an integral part of the learning process.

Question 5

Which of the following are goals that are concerned with the final result of a competition relative to one's opponent?

A) Process goals
B) Performance goals
C) Long term goals
D) Outcome goals

Question 6

A patient whose goal is to increase the number of steps she can take unassisted has set what kind of goal?

A) Process goal
B) Performance goal
C) Long term goal
D) Outcome goal

Question 7

Which of the following goals focus on self-improvement?

A) Process goals
B) Performance goals
C) Long term goals
D) Outcome goals

Question 8

Which of the following goals direct a performer's focus to achieving some technical element during skill execution?

A) Process goals
B) Performance goals
C) Long term goals
D) Outcome goals

Question 9

The neuromuscular theory of imagery suggests that the act of visualizing oneself executing a movement does which of the following?

A) Allows a learner to develop an understanding of a movements requirements
B) Allows activation of the same neural pathways as the movement itself
C) Allows a learner to test movement problems
D) Allows a learner to develop performance strategies.

Question 10

Practice makes perfect

Question 11

Hitting a ball off of a tee is an example of which of the following?

A) Simplification
B) Attention cueing
C) Segmentation
D) Fractionization

Question 12

The technique where two parts are practiced separately then combined once a criterion level has been achieved is which of the following?

A) Progressive part method
B) Repetitive part method
C) Backward chaining
D) Whole practice

Question 13

Part-practice would be recommended when a skill is considered to have what kinds of complexity and organization?

A) High task complexity / low task organization
B) Low task complexity / high task organization
C) Both A and B are correct
D) Neither A nor B are correct

Question 14

Task complexity is directly correlated with which of the following?

A) The degree to which the sub-components of a skill are interdependent
B) The number of sub-components that make up the skill
C) The frustration level of the learner
D) The age of the learner

Question 15

What is the name of the degree to which the sub-components of a skill are interdependent?

A) Task complexity
B) Task structure
C) Task analysis
D) Task organization

Question 16

Which of the following skills would be considered high in task complexity?

A) Putting
B) Hopping
C) High Jumping
D) Picking up a cup

Question 17

Which of the following is considered low in task organization?

A) Throwing a discus
B) Pole vaulting
C) A jump serve in volleyball
D) An aerobics sequence

Question 18

The part-practice technique that separates skills into parts according to spatial or temporal elements is which of the following?

A) Simplification
B) Attention cueing
C) Segmentation
D) Fractionization

Question 19

The part-practice technique where skill components that are normally performed simultaneously are partitioned and practiced independently is which of the following?

A) Simplification
B) Attention Cueing
C) Segmentation
D) Fractionization

Question 20

The part-practice technique that reduces the level of difficulty of the task or some aspect of the task for the learner is which of the following?

A) Simplification
B) Attention cueing
C) Segmentation
D) Fractionization

Question 21

The part-practice technique where the learner directs his or her attention to a specific aspect of a skill during its performance as a whole is which of the following?

A) Simplification
B) Attention cueing
C) Segmentation
D) Fractionization

Question 22

List and explain three factors that can adversely affect time on task.