Feedback

Question 1

What is postive feedback?

Answer 1

Information about successful outcome

Question 2

What are three uses of positive feedback?

Answer 2

Reinforcement of correct action
Beginners
Motivation and confidence

Question 3

What are the advantages of positive feedback?

Answer 3

Strengthens s-r bond
Helps motivate and increase confidence of cognitive and associative learners
Clearly indicate correct parts of the skill

Question 4

What are the disadvantages of positive feedback?

Answer 4

If used too much it can lose value
Ineffective if unspecific or imprecise
If given for unsuccessful response it can strengthen the unsuccessful s-r bond

Question 5

What is negative feedback?

Answer 5

Information about unsuccessful outcome

Question 6

What are three uses of negative feedback?

Answer 6

Experts
Inform performer of correct response
To prevent bad habits

Question 7

What are the advantages of negative feedback?

Answer 7

Clearly indicate the parts of the skill that is incorrect
Can fine tune well learned skills
Drive reduction can be prevented as it pushes you to achieve your goal

Question 8

What are the disadvantages of negative feedback?

Answer 8

Can demotivate cognitive performers
Can reduce confidence
Performer might not know what to improve if not linked with incorrect action

Question 9

What is intrinsic feedback?

Answer 9

Sensory information about the the physical feel of the movement.
Kinesthetic feel

Question 10

What are the two uses of intrinsic feedback?

Answer 10

Experts
Can enable changes to be made during performance

Question 11

What are the advantages of intrinsic feedback?

Answer 11

Good for autonomous learners
Self reliance
Quicker way of improving performance
Make Performance fluent and well timed

Question 12

What are disadvantages of intrinsic feedback?

Answer 12

Must be linked with external feedback with associative phase as they are learning what successful responses feel like.
Can take a long time to learn
May be interpreted incorrectly and therefore negatively impact performance in cognitive phase

Question 13

What is extrinsic feedback?

Answer 13

Feedback comes from external sources

Question 14

What are the uses of extrinsic feedback?

Answer 14

Beginners for motivation and confidence
To link with intrinsic feedback for intermediates

Question 15

What are the advantages of extrinsic feedback?

Answer 15

Coach can give more objective as from an external source
More likely to be more reliable/accurate
Helps motivation when linked with positive feedback

Question 16

What are the disadvantages of extrinsic feedback?

Answer 16

Learner may become too dependent
Less effective in developing a kinesthetic feel
Can overload performer is continuously given

Question 17

What is knowledge of results?

Answer 17

Information about the outcome of the movement and is extrinsic

Question 18

What are the uses of KOR?

Answer 18

Beginners
Experts
Given by an external source or seen by performer themselves.

Question 19

What is the advantages of KOR?

Answer 19

Increase confidence
Can be motivational
Measurable/ objective
Can strengthen s-r bond

Question 20

What are the disadvantages of KOR?

Answer 20

Just focuses on outcome, ignore technique, so can strengthen the wrong s-r bond
Can only be used once movement is complete
Cannot be used in skills where technique is measured

Question 21

What is Knowledge of performance?

Answer 21

Information about technique

Question 22

What are the uses of KOP?

Answer 22

Experts
Can be internal through kinesthetic feel or external from the coach

Question 23

What are the advantages of KOP?

Answer 23

Can motivate performer and prevent drive reduction
Effective in closed and aesthetic skills where technique is important
Linked with concurrent feedback can correct errors quickly

Question 24

What are the disadvantages of KOP?

Answer 24

Must be given gradually to cognitive learners or can confuse and de motive them
Can take a long time to develop kinesthetic feel which could demotivate some.