AS Skill Acquisition Flashcards

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What is a skill?

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A learned ability to bring about pre-determined results with the minimum outlay of time, energy or both

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What are the characteristics of a skill?

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Aesthetically pleasing
Consistent
Efficient
Fluent
Accurate
Controlled
Economical

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What is an open skill?

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A skill that is unpredictable and in an ever changing environment

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What is a sporting example of an open skill?

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Passing in football

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What is a closed skill?

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A skill that is predictable and in a stable environment

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What is a sporting example of a closed skill?

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Shotputt

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What is a gross skill?

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A skill that is performed using large muscle groups

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What is a sporting example of a gross skill?

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Rugby tackle

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What is a fine skill?

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A skill that uses smaller, more intricate muscle groups

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What is a sporting example of a fine skill?

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Throwing a dart

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What is a self paced skill?

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When a performer can control the start and speed of a skill

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What is a sporting example of a self paced skill?

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Throwing a javelin

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What is an externally paced skill?

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When the performer was no control over the speed and start of the skill

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What is a sporting example of an externally paced still?

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Receiving a pass in netball

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What is a discrete skill?

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A skill that has a clear beginning and end

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What is a sporting example of a discrete still?

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Tennis serve

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What is a continuous skill?

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A skill that doesn’t have a clear beginning or end

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What is a sporting example of a continuous skill?

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Cycling

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What is a serial skill?

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When several discrete skills are linked together in a specific order

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What is a sporting example of a serial skill?

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Gymnastics floor routine

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What is a low organised skill?

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A skill that is easily broken down into sub routines

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What is a sporting example of a low organised skill?

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Swimming stroke

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What is a high organised skill?

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A skill that isn’t easily broken down into sub routines

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What is a sporting example of a high organised skill?

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Golf swing

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What is a simple skill?

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A skill that needs limited decisions to be made

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What is a sporting example of a simple skill?

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100m sprint

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What is a complex skill?

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A skill that needs many decisions to be made

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What is a sporting example of a complex skill?

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Dribble in hockey

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What does transfer mean?

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The effect of the learning of one skill on the learning of another

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30
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What are the four types of transfer?

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Positive, negative, zero, bilateral

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What is positive transfer?

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When the learning of a skill aids the learning of another

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What is a sporting example of positive transfer?

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Basketball pass and netball pass

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What is negative transfer?

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When the learning of one skill hinders the learning of another

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What is a sporting example of negative transfer?

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Badminton and tennis serves

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What is zero transfer?

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When the learning of a skill has no effect on the learning of another

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What is a sporting example of zero transfer?

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Swimming arm action and foot positioning in climbing

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What is bilateral transfer?

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When a skill is transferred from one side of the body to the other

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How do coaches ensure positive transfer?

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  • ensuring training is realistic
  • ensuring skills are well learnt
  • maintaining motivation through praise and rewards
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What is whole practice and when is it used?

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  • performing the skill in its entirety
  • discrete, highly organised, simple
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What is a sporting example of whole practice?

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A golf swing

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What are the advantages of whole practices?

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  • create motor programmes which can be stored in long term memory
  • realistic which produces positive transfer
  • allows performers to to get kinaesthesias which promotes fluency and consistency
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What are the disadvantages of whole practice?

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  • fatigue easily
  • may not be able to cope with the demands of the task
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What is whole-part-whole practice and when is it used?

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  • doing the skill as a whole, then breaking it down then putting it back together again
  • for complex, highly organised skills
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What is a sporting example of whole-part-whole practice?

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A volleyball player doing a spike and breaking it into parts and then putting it back together again

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What are the positives of whole-part-whole practice?

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  • provide motivation
  • corrects errors immediately
  • allows selected part to be successfully integrated into the entire skill
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What are the disadvantages of whole-part-whole practice?

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  • at risk of negative transfer
  • coaches must integrate selected part to whole skill immediately
  • time consuming
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47
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What is progressive part practice and when is it used?

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  • chaining parts of a skill together
  • used for serial, low organised skills
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What is a sporting example of progressive part practice?

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A dance routine

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What are the advantages of progressive part practice?

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  • can focus on one aspect of task at a time
  • allows rest periods
  • provides motivation and improved confidence
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What are the disadvantages of progressive part practice?

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  • time consuming
  • neglect the kinaesthesis of the task
  • danger of negative transfer
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51
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What are the types of practice?

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Massed, distributed, varied and mental

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What is massed practice and when is it used?

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  • continuous practice with no rests
  • used for discrete, simple and closed sills
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What is a sporting example of massed practice?

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A basketball player practicing free throws

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What are the positives of massed practice?

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  • promotes fitness
  • creates habits
  • allows consistency
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What are the negatives of massed practice?

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  • fatigue
  • may create boredom and plateau
  • risk of negative transfer as the practice isn’t realistic
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What is distributed practice and when is it used?

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  • use of rest intervals
  • for continuous open skills
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What are the positives of distributed practice?

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  • allows time for recuperation
  • allows controlled progress which ensures positive transfer
  • offers motivation
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What are the negatives of distributed practice?

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  • time consuming
  • not suitable for autonomous performers
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What is varied practice and when is it used?

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  • changing the practice method/type
  • for open, externally paced and continuous skills
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What are the positives of varied practice?

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  • allows adaptations
  • prevents plateau
  • increased motivation
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What are the positives of varied practice?

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  • allows adaptations
  • prevents plateau
  • increased motivation
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What are the negatives of varied practice?

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  • time consuming
  • risk of negative transfer
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What is mental practice?

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  • used in addition to physical practice
  • the performers go through the skill in their mind before performing it
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When is mental practice used?

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Usually used as part of a warm up

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What are the benefits of mental practice?

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  • improves confidence and lowers anxiety
  • improves decision making and reaction time
  • maintains the memory of the skill
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How to coach mental practice?

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  • for beginners, can be used in small chunks focusing on the key parts of the skills to lower arousal and anxiety and build confidence
  • for advanced performers, it can be used potentially for a whole session in prep for a major event to improve reaction time and increasing focus
  • should always be used in conjunction with physical practice
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67
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What are the three stages of learning?

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Cognitive, associative and autonomous

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What are the characteristics of a cognitive learner?

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  • extrinsic positive feedback
  • jerky
  • inaccurate
  • not aesthetically pleasing
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What are the characteristics of an associative learner?

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  • can start to use intrinsic feedback and negative feedback
  • more fluent
  • more accurate
  • more aesthetically pleasing
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What are the characteristics of an autonomous learner?

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  • lots of intrinsic and negative feedback
  • very fluent
  • little to no mistakes
  • very aesthetically pleasing
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What stages use motor programmes?

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In the associative stage motor programmes are forming and are fully formed in the autonomous stage

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What is feedback?

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Information received to amend performance and make improvements

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What is positive feedback?

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When the coach offers praise and rewards to the performer and often offers motivation

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What is negative feedback?

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When the coach criticises the performer and tells them what they do wrong to eliminate bad habits

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What is extrinsic feedback?

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Feedback derived from an outside source such as a coach

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What is intrinsic feedback?

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Feedback from within

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What is knowledge of results?

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Feedback based on whether the skill was successful or not

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What is knowledge of performance?

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Feedback based on why the skill was or wasn’t successful

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What is the memory tool for types of feedback?

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Perhaps Not Every Person Is Realistic

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What types of feedback is best suited to a cognitive learner?

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Positive and extrinsic feedback

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What types of feedback are best suited to an associative learner?

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Intrinsic, extrinsic and negative

82
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What type of feedback is best suited for an autonomous learner?

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Intrinsic and negative feedback

83
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What is the learning curve?

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A visual representation of what happens when a closed skill is repeated

84
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What is stage 1 of the learning curve?

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The rate of learning is slow and performance level is poor due to being in the cognitive stage

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What is stage 2 of the learning curve?

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Rapid acceleration in the rate of learning as performer begins to master the task and be successful

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What is stage 3 of the learning curve?

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There is no improvement in the performance (plateau)

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What is stage 4 of the learning curve?

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Performance may decrease due to fatigue

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What is a learning plateau?

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A period of time when performer isn’t improving

89
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What are the causes of the learning plateau?

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  • lack of motivation
  • boredom
  • poor coaching
  • limit of ability
  • target too low
  • fatigue
90
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What is the memory tool for causes of learning plateau?

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Many Bees Can Look Towards Flowers

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What can coaches do when low targets are causing a plateau?

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Extend the task to get new targets

92
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What is the solution to poor coaching causing a plateau?

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Get a new coach

93
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What is the solution to a lack of motivation causing a plateau?

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The coach should offer more praise and positive reinforcement

94
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What is the solution to fatigue causing a learning plateau?

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Allow rest periods

95
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What is the solution to boredom causing a plateau?

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Add variety to the task

96
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What is visual guidance?

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Demonstrations to create a mental image usually by a coach or a peer

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What are the advantages of visual guidance?

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  • create a mental image
  • highlights weaknesses
  • effective when paired with verbal guidance
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What are the disadvantages of visual guidance?

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  • demonstrations must be accurate
  • overload
99
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What is verbal guidance?

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An explanation of the task

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What are the advantages of verbal guidance?

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  • help to build a mental image
  • can be used with visual guidance
  • can use lots of detail
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What are the disadvantages of verbal guidance?

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  • overload
  • performers may lose concentration
  • language must be understandable
102
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What is manual guidance?

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Physical support for the performer

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What are the advantages of manual guidance?

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  • safety
  • kinaesthetic feel
  • improve confidence
  • reduced fear and anxiety
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What are the disadvantages of manual guidance?

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  • detrimental if over used
  • over reliance can lead to bad habits
  • lose confidence when without help
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What is mechanical guidance?

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Use of device and tech to help performance

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What are the advantages of mechanical guidance?

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  • builds confidence
  • eliminates danger
  • kinaesthetic feel
  • good for disabled performers
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What are the disadvantages of mechanical guidance?

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  • can interfere with task if overused
  • can depend on it too much
  • may lose motivation
108
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What is operant conditioning?

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The use of reinforcement to link correct responses to a stimulus

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What are the main characteristics of operant conditioning?

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  • based on trial and error
  • coach can manipulate environment
  • shapes behaviour
110
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What is an S-R bond?

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Stimulus response bond

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What is the aim of the S-R bond?

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To link the appropriate response to the stimulus so the correct action can be learned

112
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What is positive reinforcement?

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Giving a pleasant stimulus to increase the likelihood of the correct response happening again

113
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What is an example of positive reinforcement?

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A certificate

114
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What affect does positive reinforcement on the S-R bond?

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It strengthens the correct one

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What is negative reinforcement?

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Removing a negative stimulus when the performer does it right to increase the likelihood of the correct behaviour occurring again

116
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What is an example of negative reinforcement?

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A coach no longer giving the performer negative feedback

117
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What effect does negative reinforcement have on the S-R bond?

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It strengthens the correct one

118
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What is punishment?

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Giving an unpleasant stimulus to prevent the incorrect actions happening again

119
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What is an example of punishment?

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Giving a red card for a foul in football

120
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What effect does punishment have on the S-R bond?

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It weakens the wrong one

121
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What does the observational learning model suggest?

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We learn all behaviours by watching and copying others

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How can coaches use observational learning to their advantage?

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Using strategies such as demonstrations using role models to show the correct skills during practice to ensure they are correctly copied

123
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What are learners most likely to copy according to observational learning?

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– role models
– people they identify with (same age/gender etc)
– actions that are successful
– actions that are reinforced

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What are the 4 stages to observational learning?

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Attention, retention, motor production and motivation

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What is the attention stage of observational learning?

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  • learners must watch the demonstration and listen to key cues
  • the model use be attractive and accurate
126
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What is the retention stage of observational learning?

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  • the ability to remember the demonstration
  • the demo can be repeated help make a clear mental image
127
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What is the motor production stage of observational learning?

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  • performer must be physically and mentally able to reproduce the skill
  • important that the skill is within the ability of the learner
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What is the motivation stage of observational learning?

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  • performer must have a drive to copy the demonstration
  • this is ensured by offering praise and rewards
129
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What is social development theory/ constructivism?

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Skills are learnt from coaches (more knowledgable other) who gives direct examples and offers advice on values and actions e.g. effort and lifestyle

130
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What is the first stage of constructivism?

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Inter psychological learning

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What is inter psychological learning?

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When the learner uses MKO to get advice, feedback and knowledge

132
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What is the second stage of constructivism?

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Intra psychological learning

133
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What is intra psychological learning?

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Learning from the values you learnt from MKO and assessing their own level of performance

134
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What is the zone of proximal development?

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An assessment of what a performer needs to do to learn the next skill

135
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What are the 3 stages of the zone of proximal development?

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  • What an I do alone?
  • What can I do with help?
  • What can I not do yet?
136
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What is insight learning?

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A theory that allows performers to be independent and use their own knowledge to solve a problem during the sport while focusing on the whole task

137
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What is good about insight learning?

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As it concentrates on the whole task it allows a better understanding of the skill so good for realistic situations where they are alone. Provides intrinsic motivation

138
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What is a definition of information processing?

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Taking account for the sporting environment and making decisions prior to execution

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What is the basic information processing model?

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Input -> Decision making -> Output

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What is input?

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Use of the senses to pick information up from the display

141
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What is decision making?

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Based on the input information the relevant motor programme is retrieved using selective attention and the memory systems

142
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What is output?

A

Network of nerves that is responsible for delivering impulses to relevant muscles

143
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What is a receptor system?

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The 5 senses picking up information from the display

144
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What are the 5 sense?

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Sight, auditory, touch, balance and kinesthesis

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What is the sense of sight?

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Seeing stimuli in the display such as the flight of a ball

146
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What is the auditory sense?

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Hearing stimuli such as the calls of team mates

147
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What is the sense of touch?

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The feeling of stimuli such as the grip of the ball

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What is the sense of balance?

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A sense of control such as a gymnast on a beam

149
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What is the sense of kinesthesis?

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Sense from within that relays information such as muscle tension and body position

150
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What senses are internal?

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Touch, balance and kinesthesis

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What sense are external?

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Sight and auditory

152
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What is selective attention?

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A filtering process where the irrelevant stimuli are removed and the relevant ones are kept

153
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How do you develop selective attention?

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Experience, making a distraction stimulus more intense (English rugby players training with Welsh national anthem), mental practice and motivation

154
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What are the benefits of selective attention?

A
  • improved reaction time
  • improves chance of making correct decision
  • helps decision making process
155
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What is the order of Whitings information processing model?

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Input -> receptor systems -> Perceptual mechanism -> Translatory mechanism -> Effector mechanism -> Output -> Feedback

156
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What are the 3 aspects of the perceptual mechanism?

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Detection, comparison and recognition

157
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What is detection in the perceptual mechanism?

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Performer picking up relevant cues from display using selective attention

158
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What is the comparison stage in the perceptual mechanism?

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Matching the input data to motor programmes in the memory systems

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What is the recognition stage of the perceptual mechanism?

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Identifying an appropriate response

160
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What is the translatory mechanism?

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Using information from perceptual stage the correct motor programme is identified and retrieved

161
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What is the effector mechanism?

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The motor programme chosen determines the nerve impulses sent to appropriate muscles to contract and begin the response

162
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How is feedback used in Whiting’s model?

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The success or failures of the outcome are stored and used for the next time

163
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What is the memory system?

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An integral part of processing information that is a series of memory stores that stores and transfers information

164
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What are the key components of the Working Memory Model?

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  • central executive
  • phonological loop
  • episodic buffer
  • visuospatial sketchpad
  • long term memory
165
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What is the phonological loop?

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  • processes auditory information such as call from team mates
  • consists of the phonological store and articulatory system that produce a memory trace (initial mental idea of skill)
  • memory trace sent to LTM
166
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What is the visuospatial sketchpad?

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  • processes visual and spatial information
  • consists of visual cache and inner scribe
167
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What is the episodic buffer?

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  • coordinate information from phonological loop and visuospatial sketchpad
  • starting point for motor programmes in the
168
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How do the working memory and long term memory interact?

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WM picks up relevant information from display and creates a memory trace that is sent to LTM and compared to motor programmes

169
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What are the features of the working memory?

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  • capacity of 7 items
  • duration of 30 seconds
170
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What are the features of the long term memory?

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  • permanent duration
  • large capacity
171
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What are the features of the long term memory?

A
  • permanent duration
  • large capacity
172
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How do you ensure effective storage in the LTM?

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  • rewards (motivation)
  • association with emotions/past experiences
  • mental practise
  • chunking (prevent overload)
  • focus (selective attention)
  • rehearsal (ensures motor programmes)
  • chaining (linking moves to recall them as a sequence)
173
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What is the memory tool to remember strategies to effectively store information in the LTM?

A

Males And Females Can Run Charity Races
(mental practise, association, focus, chunking, rewards, chaining, rehearsal)

174
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What is schema theory?

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Performers store schemas as generalised motor programmes that can be adapted and retrieved based on on display

175
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What are the parameters of a schema?

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The ways in which you adapt a motor programme to ensure the schema is effective

176
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What are the 2 stages in the parameters of a schema?

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Recall schema and Recognition schema

177
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What are the 2 stages of recall schemas?

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Initial conditions and response specifications

178
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What is a recall schema?

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Stores information about and initiates movement

179
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What are the initial conditions in the recall schema?

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Gathering information about whether they have been in that position before

180
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What are the response specifications of the recall schema?

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Based on the initial conditions the performer makes a decision on what movement to do

181
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What are the 2 stages of a recognition schema?

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Controls and evaluates movement

182
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What are the sensory consequences in the recognition schema?

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Gathering information about the movement and using kinesthesis getting intrinsic feedback

183
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What is the response outcome of the recognition schema?

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Gathering information about the result of the movement and whether it was successful

184
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How do you effectively develop schemas?

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  • ensure varied practice
  • ensure transferable skill developed
  • constant feedback
  • lots of praise and positive reinforcement
  • ensure a large range of skills are well learnt
185
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What is response time?

A

Total time from onset of stimulus to end of movement
Reaction time + movement time

186
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What is movement time?

A

Time take from onset of movement to finishing the task

187
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What is reaction time?

A

Time from onset of stimulus to start of movement

188
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What is simple reaction time?

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Time taken to react when there is one specific response to one stimulus

189
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What is choice reaction time?

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Time taken to react when there is numerous stimuli to react to

190
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What is Hick’s Law?

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The more choices you have the longer reaction time will be but isn’t linear as the environment gets more familiar so there are less new choices

191
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What is the single channel hypothesis?

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Stimuli can only be processed one at a time is following stimuli must wait which increases reaction time

192
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What is the psychological refractory period?

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The delay that occurs as a second stimulus arrives while we are processing the first one which can be seen as freezing

193
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What is anticipation?

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When the performer prejudges a stimulus

194
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What is temporal anticipation?

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Prejudging when a stimulus will happen

195
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What is spatial anticipation?

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Prejudging where and what the stimulus will be

196
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What is the effect of correct anticipation?

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Better reaction time as information processing is sped up

197
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How do you improve response time?

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  • mental practice (actions can be predicted)
  • specify training (train expected stimuli)
  • increasing focus (asking it clear what are the relevant stimuli)
  • improving fitness (improves movement time)
  • research (on opposition to help anticipation)