Motor Learning

Question 1

The preferred mode through which learners take in and process information is called

Answer 1

modal strength

Question 2

All learners are motivated to learn the skills presented to them

Answer 2

False

Question 3

A patient is pre and post tested on his execution of a sit to stand transfer. Following the post test, the patient is then tested on his ability to perform the sit to stand transfer from a novel chair height. This latter test is called a

Answer 3

Transfer test

Question 4

Once a learner reached the autonomous stage of learning, a key responsibility of the practitioner is to

Answer 4

motivate

Question 5

if a learners movements lack synchronization and appear choppy and deliberate that learner is most likely in which stage of learning

Answer 5

Cognitive

Question 6

which of the following would best measure learning

Answer 6

A retention test

Question 7

Efforts to design instructional methodology that capitalizes on positive transfer should be made in all situations

Answer 7

False

Question 8

If a learners past experience with badminton temporarily interferes with their learning of tennis, is said to have occured

Answer 8

a negative transfer

Question 9

when using transfer it is important that

Answer 9

the skills referred to are well learned

Question 10

which of the following would be a strategy that could be implemented to accommodate a kinesthetic learner?

Answer 10

simulations

Question 11

which of the following are based on the principles of transfer

Answer 11

skill progressions, lead up games, and simulators

Question 12

to what extent would you expect transfer to occur to a game situation from a volleyball drill that requires teammates to form a circle and bump the ball to the next person clockwise direction?

Answer 12

Low

Question 13

which of the following would be a strategy that could be implemented to accommodate an analytical learner?

Answer 13

questioning strategies regarding cause and effect

Question 14

an instructor that tells students to shake hands with the racket is using

Answer 14

an analogy

Question 15

when the learning of a new skill or its performance uncer novel condition is influenced by past experience with another skill or skills it is known as:

Answer 15

transfer

Question 16

it is just as important to point out differences between two skills as it is the similarities when attempting to capitalize on transfer

Answer 16

true

Question 17

one of the easiest learning style variables to accommodate for motor skill learning

Answer 17

perceptual mode

Question 18

which of the following is not true of learning styles

Answer 18

unless accommodated, learning will not occur

Question 19

which of the following are true of global learners

Answer 19

they learn more easily when they are first presented with the big picture and then asked to concentrate on detailes

Question 20

transfer can be

Answer 20

positive, negative, and zero

Question 21

the cue words pace and tempo would be associated with which preffered mode

Answer 21

auditory

Question 22

which of the following can be examined to determine the degree of similarity between two skills and assess the potential for positive transfer

Answer 22

all of the above

Question 23

no two individuals possess identical learning style

Answer 23

true

Question 24

one would expect transfer between a slap shot in hockey and the butterfuly stroke in swimming

Answer 24

zero

Question 25

a learner who is capable of detecting some erros but still struggling to determine how to fix them is in what stage of learning

Answer 25

associative

Question 26

johnny have been playing soccer for 3 years. this year he is being intriduced to a new kill, heading a soccer ball. with the respect to heading the soccer ball, what stage is learning

Answer 26

cognitive

Question 27

which o the following is administrered directly following the practice period

Answer 27

post test

Question 28

in the early stages of skill acquisition a learner

Answer 28

freezes the degrees of freedom

Question 29

which of the following is not true of beginners

Answer 29

their movements are performed with little or no concious control

Question 30

which of the following is not true of performance curves

Answer 30

they are useful for establishing that a relatively permanent change has taked place

Question 31

which of the following is a role that the practitioner no longer plays with learner is in the associative stage of learning

Answer 31

providing initial instructions

Question 32

which of the following is not true of verbal cues

Answer 32

they should be concise

Question 33

when demonstrating the free throw, the learning should be positioned so that they can view the shot from

Answer 33

the back

Question 34

a learning model emphasizes

Answer 34

movement imitation

Question 35

which of the following should be avoided when giving a demonstration

Answer 35

repetition of cue words

Question 36

when instructions are used to introduce a learner to a new skill, the practitioner should

Answer 36

explain all of the differenes criterion conditions in which the skill may be used

Question 37

the initial demonstration should be

Answer 37

performed in real time

Question 38

an external focus

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directs a learning attention to the effects of his or hers actions on the environment

Question 39

which of the following is the least effective formation

Answer 39

full circle

Question 40

which of the following are true with respect of sound

Answer 40

consequent sounds can provide learners with a frame of reference for error diagnosis

Question 41

which of the following is true

Answer 41

beginning learners are able to discriminate between relevant and non relevant stimuli

Question 42

the key to the use of a frame of referene

Answer 42

allows them to compare the correctness of their actions

Question 43

discovery learning

Answer 43

a strategy where the learner attempts to solve a movement problem through the exploration of a variety of possible task solutions

Question 44

which of the following techniques would be optimal to check for understanding

Answer 44

asking learners specific questions regarding the instructions given to them

Question 45

for a learner in the autonomous stage of the learning, the role of the practitioner

Answer 45

still involves practice design and error detection correction

Question 46

initial instructions that are highly detailed

Answer 46

capture a learners interest

Question 47

the name of the theory that suggests the developement of a cognitive representation of a skill from seeing a demonstration or model is

Answer 47

the dynamic interpretation of modeling

Question 48

an internal focus of attention directs a learner to

Answer 48

concentrate on a specific body mvement

Question 49

which of the following is true

Answer 49

conscious awareness is necessary for learning about the environmental regulatory features of a motor skill

Question 50

which of the following is important to do before skill instruction begins

Answer 50

perform a demonstration

Question 51

effective instructions

Answer 51

can only be given by an expert

Question 52

variations in both regulatory and non regulatory conditions should be systematically

Answer 52

closed skills with intertrail variability and open skills

Question 53

in the autonomous stage the attentional focus is

Answer 53

reallocated to strategic decision making

Question 54

for a closed skill with no intertrial variability, which of the following conditions

Answer 54

fixed regulatory conditions and varying non regulatory conditions

Question 55

for an open skill, which of the following conditions should be practiced?

Answer 55

varying regulatory conditions and varying non regulatory conditions

Question 56

consciously attending to specific aspects of a well learned movement can be detrimental to performance

Answer 56

true

Question 57

a period of time during the learning process in which no over changes in performance occur is called

Answer 57

performance plateau