quiz 18 (chp 17) Flashcards
(18 cards)
overlearning
continuation of practice beyond the amount needed to achieve a certain performance criterion
massed practice
amount of rest between trials or practice sessions is very short
distributed practice
the amount of rest between practice sessions or trials is relatively long
what type of influence does overlearning have?
it has a positive influence on retention performance for motor learning skills
procedural skills
combination of cognitive and motor components which works well in many repetitive skill environments, i.e., military setting
dynamic balance skills
extra practice was beneficial for balancing skill aquisition
physical education class settings
-diminished returns have been observed from over-practicing in this setting
what are reasons that the overlearning strategy would lead to poor performance?
showed learners ceased to
engage in certain amounts of cognitive effort due to boredom since skills were too simple to learn
-practice variaibility
practice variability & overlearning
continued practice of the same movement results in decreased capability to remember the movement as well as to
transfer to a movement variation compared to practice of variations, leading to enhancing the capability to remember and transfer movement to the related movement
what are the two types of distribution of practice?
- massed practice
- distributed practice
what does length & frequency of practice sessions consist of?
- a massed schedule of longer sessions within a day or few days
vs
-a distributed schedule of shorter sessions across more days
can practice sessions be too long & infrequent to lead to optimal learning?
yes
when does better learning result?
when people practice skills in larger number of shorter practice sessions than when sessions are long & fewer in numbers
why do distributed practice sessions lead to better learning vs massed sessions?
-fatigue hypothesis
-cognitive effort hypothesis
-memory consolidation hypothesis
what type of practice is better for learning continuous skills?
distributed practice
what type of practice is better for learning discrete skills?
mass practice
what skills does overlearning aid?
procedural skills & dynamic balance skills
what does overlearning diminish?
physical education class setting
