Types of Practice Flashcards
What is Physical Practice?
Direct [Physical Experience and Kinestetic Stimulation] to assist in the acquisition of a skill
Actually performing the skill actively
What is Mental Practice?
Cognitive rehersal of a task or experience without any physical movement
[practicing a movement pattern in your head, without actually moving]
What is Massed Practice?
Practice time in a trial is greater than the amount of rest between trials
More Practice - Less Rest Breaks
Practice Time > Rest Breaks Between
What is Distributed Practice?
The amount of rest time between trials is equal or greater than the amount of practice time for each trial
[Rest Time: Equal to or Greater than Practice Time]
What is Constant Practice?
Practice of a given task under a [uniform] condition
[Practicing the same skill in the same way over and over again without variability (different conditions)]
What is Variable Practice?
Practive of a given task under [differing] conditions
[practicing a skill under different conditions]
What is Random Practice?
Varying practice among different tasks
[practicing different skills]
What is Block Practice?
Consistent practice of a single task
[practicing one skill]
What is Whole Practice/Training?
Practice of an entire task
[practicing the whole skill in its entirety]
What is Part Practice/Training?
Practice of an individual component or selected components of a task
[Practicing and perfecting one part of a skill (not the whole thing)]
What is Feed Forward Control?
Feedforward control is dependent on experience. Signals are sent in advance of movement allowing for anticipatory adjustments in postural control and movement.
When learning a new motor skill, what form of extrinsic feedback best promotes long-term learning?
immediate knowledge of results
summary knowledge of results
immediate knowledge of performance
summary knowledge of performance
Correct Answer: summary knowledge of results
Summary knowledge of results given after a number of trials advances learning over the course of multiple sessions. Immediate knowledge of results increases performance during an individual session, however, summary knowledge of results best promotes long-term learning.
