04a. Skill Acquisition

Question 1

Describe Gross Motor Skills using an example

Answer 1

Recruiting large muscle groups with less emphasis on precision, e.g. running

Question 2

Describe Fine Motor Skills using an example

Answer 2

Recruiting smaller muscles for precision movements e.g. the finger and hand movement in darts.

Question 3

Describe Discrete motor skills using an example

Answer 3

Clear beginning and end, e.g. a netball pass

Question 4

Describe Continuous motor skills using an example

Answer 4

No definite beginning or end, e.g. running.

Question 5

Describe Serial motor skills using an example

Answer 5

When several discrete skills are performed in a sequence, e.g. a gymnastics floor routine.

Question 6

Describe Closed motor skills using an example

Answer 6

internally paced, limited inter trial variability and predictable environment.

Question 7

Describe Open motor skills using an example

Answer 7

externally paced, large inter trial variability and unpredictable environment.

Question 8

Describe the cognitive stage of learning

Answer 8

Learner makes large and frequent errors, attention is focused on thinking through each movement, cant correct errors yet

Question 9

Describe the associative stage of learning

Answer 9

Beginning to associate the activity with the environment, fewer errors, beginning to fix own mistakes

Question 10

Describe the autonomous stage of learning

Answer 10

Performance is automatic, can focus on tactics and correct own errors.

Question 11

What type of skill involves recruiting large muscle groups with less emphasis on precision, e.g. running

Answer 11

Gross Motor Skills

Question 12

What type of skill involves recruiting smaller muscles for precision movements e.g. the finger and hand movement in darts.

Answer 12

Fine Motor Skills

Question 13

What type of skill has a clear beginning and end, e.g. a netball pass

Answer 13

Discrete motor skills

Question 14

What type of skill has no definite beginning or end, e.g. running.

Answer 14

Continuous motor skills

Question 15

What type of skill has several discrete skills are performed in a sequence, e.g. a gymnastics floor routine.

Answer 15

Serial motor skills

Question 16

What type of skill are internally paced, have limited inter trial variability and predictable environment.

Answer 16

Closed motor skills

Question 17

What type of skill is externally paced, has large inter trial variability and unpredictable environment.

Answer 17

Open motor skills

Question 18

What stage of learning makes large and frequent errors, attention is focused on thinking through each movement, cant correct errors yet

Answer 18

cognitive stage of learning

Question 19

What stage of learning is beginning to associate the activity with the environment, fewer errors, beginning to fix own mistakes

Answer 19

associative stage of learning

Question 20

What stage of learning is when performance is automatic, can focus on tactics and correct own errors.

Answer 20

autonomous stage of learning

Question 21

What is meant by internally paced?

Answer 21

The athlete has control over the timing of movement

Question 22

What is meant by externally paced?

Answer 22

The athlete has little control over the timing of movement and must react to other variables

Question 23

Is it internally or externally paced when the athlete has control over the timing of movement

Answer 23

internally paced

Question 24

Is is internally or externally paced when the athlete has little control over the timing of movement and must react to other variables

Answer 24

externally paced

Question 25

Is it high or limited inter trial variability when each repetition of the skill is similar

Answer 25

limited inter trial variability

Question 26

Is it high or limited inter trial variability when each repetition of the skill changes

Answer 26

high inter trial variability

Question 27

What is limited inter trial variability

Answer 27

When each repetition of the skill is similar

Question 28

What is high inter trial variability

Answer 28

When each repetition of the skill changes