midterm 2 studies

Question 1

whiting et al. (1970)

Answer 1

• changed the time people had to catch a ball

- catches still made between 10 ms viewing time (about 30 % success rate)

Question 2

Lee and Aronson (1974)

Answer 2

• young kids swayed by moving wall

- shows optic flow

Question 3

Gibson and Walk (1960)

Answer 3

plexi glass bridge with cliff illusion.

- kids crossed of mom is chill but not if she was sad/scared

Question 4

Lashley

Answer 4

deafferented gun shot victim, fine motor was impaired but regular motor was ok, sensory feedback important but not necessary

Question 5

Taub and Berman

Answer 5

Deafferented monkeys, fine motor control impaired, sensory feedback important but not necessary

Question 6

henry and rogers

Answer 6

increase complexity with increase time

Question 7

wadman et al. (1979)

Answer 7

examined muscle activity during rapid movement. the emg was almost identical. once a program is initiated it will fire no matter what

Question 8

slater-hammel (1960)

Answer 8

studied ability to stop/inhibit movement at different stages of preparation. cannot react pass 150 ms.

Question 9

hollerbach (1978)

Answer 9

the handwriting amplitude one. can still tell its the same person

Question 10

raibert (1977)

Answer 10

clearest observation of effector independence in GMP

Question 11

woodworth (1894)

Answer 11

first time speed-accuracy trade off is noted

Question 12

schmidt and sherwood (1982)

Answer 12

movement at about 70% of max force becomes less variable

Question 13

kelso et al (1983)

Answer 13

obstacle on one side, but both sides were affected. evidence of single or coordinated motor program

Question 14

cisek and kalaska

Answer 14

monkeys and eye tracking target study. evidence of more than one motor plan encoded in the brain

Question 15

Chapman, Gallivan et al. (2010)

Answer 15

U of A right handed people hold down button. evidence of more than one motor program in brain but limited to one effector

Question 16

bryan and harder (1899)

Answer 16

morse code study, no linear relationship spike in learning ealy on but plateaus

Question 17

Fitts and Posner (1899)

Answer 17

1. cognitive
2. associative
3. Autonomous

Question 18

Adams (1971)

Answer 18

verbal motor and motor

memory trace and perceptual trace

Question 19

Gentile (1972)

Answer 19

initial stage (regulatory and non regulatory)
latter stage (fixation and diversification)

Question 20

Newell (1985)

Answer 20

coordination
control
Skill
Berstein's quesiton
degrees of freedom problem

Question 21

Ericson et al. (1993)

Answer 21

10 000 hours of deliberate practice

early vs later characteristics