Deck 1: Introduction to Motor Learning and Control

Question 1

When assessing performance and making instructional decisions, which of the following must be considered?

A) The learner
B) The task
C) The environment in which the task is performed
D) All of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

According to Gentile, the environmental factors that specifies the movement characteristics necessary for successful performance of a skill are known as which of the following?

A) Action requirements
B) Object manipulation
C) Regulatory conditions
D) Inter-trial response variability

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following skills has low inter-trial variability?

A) Golf putt
B) Volleyball spike
C) Shot put
D) Bunting

Answer 3

C

Question 4

According to Gentile's multidimensional classification system, the simplest skill would be one whose

A) Environmental context is stationary, involves no inter-trial variability or body transport and does not require object manipulation
B) Environmental context is in motion, involves high inter-trial variability and requires both body transport and object manipulation
C) Environmental context is in motion, involves high inter-trial variability, requires body transport but does not require object manipulation
D) Environmental context is stationary, involves high inter-trial variability, requires body transport but does not require object manipulation

Question 5

Understanding skill complexity enables the practitioner to do what?

A) Systematically evaluate a learner's movement capabilities and limitations
B) Design learning experiences that are challenging yet realistic
C) Create logical skill progressions
D) All of the above

Question 6

Which of the following is classified as a perceptual motor ability?

A) Gross body equilibrium
B) Response orientation
C) Dynamic strength
D) Extent flexibility

Question 7

What is the ability to make continuous speed and direction adjustments with precision when tracking known as?

A) Speed of limb movement
B) Aiming
C) Rate control
D) Control precision

Question 8

Which of the following abilities would NOT be needed to climb Mt. Everest?

A) Stamina
B) Gross body coordination
C) Wrist finger speed
D) Dynamic strength

Question 9

According to Gentile's multidimensional classification system, which of the following would NOT be categorized as requiring body transport?

A) Rollerblading
B) Paddleboarding
C) Figure skating
D) All of the above would require body transport

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT true of learning?

Question 11

What should practice for open skills emphasize?

A) Technique
B) Context variability
C) Consistency
D) None of the above

Question 12

Mountain biking, which requires the performer to continually adapt his or her responses to conform to the trail, would be considered what kind of skill?

A) An open skill
B) A closed skill
C) An adaptive skill
D) A responsive skill

Question 13

Which of the following would be considered a closed skill?

A) Driving a car
B) Juggling
C) Putting a golf ball
D) Returning a tennis serve

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT true of learning?

A) It results in a relatively permanent change in behavior
B) It is directly observable
C) It is the result of practice and or experience
D) All of the above are true

Question 15

Which of the following is true of performance?

A) It is defined as the act of executing a skill
B) It is observable
C) It is used to infer learning
D) All of the above are true

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT true of motor skills?

A) Body and/or limb movements are required
B) They must be learned
C) They are goal oriented
D) They can be performed involuntarily

Question 17

Which of the following would NOT be considered a motor skill?

A) Football punt
B) Knee-jerk reflex
C) Sewing on a button
D) Taping someone's ankle

Question 18

Taxonomies are used to

A) Indicate one's level of proficiency
B) Determine the amount of time that will be required to learn a motor skill
C) Classify motor skills in terms of common elements
D) Determine the level of fatigue associated with a motor skill

Question 19

Skills can be classified according to which of the following?

A) The predictability of the environment in which the skill is performed
B) The nature of their organization
C) The degree of precision of their movements and corresponding size of the musculature used to perform
D) All of the above

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of a fine motor skill?

A) Typing on a laptop keyboard
B) Swimming the freestyle stroke
C) Walking with crutches
D) Cross-country skiing

Question 21

A fine motor skill is one that what?

A) Places less emphasis on precision of movement
B) Generally involves multi-limb movements
C) Requires the use of large muscles
D) Tends to be manipulative in nature

Question 22

Which of the following is true of a discrete skill?

A) It has beginning and ending points that are either arbitrary or determined by some environmental factor rather than by the task itself.
B) It tends to be repetitive in nature.
C) It has beginning and end points that are clearly defined.
D) A and B only

Question 23

Which of the following is an example of a serial skill?

A) Rollerblading
B) A floor routine in gymnastics
C) Throwing a frisbee
D) Serving a volleyball

Question 24

What is an open skill? Give 2 examples...