chap 8 part 2

Question 1

variability of practice

Answer 1

repeatedly practicing the same skill impedes practice performance but enhances the learning of the skill

Question 2

fading knowledge of results

Answer 2

a decrease of knowledge results given to an individual during a practice session

Question 3

learning difficult skills

Answer 3

important for successful participation in exercise, sport and athletic competition

Question 4

task difficulty

Answer 4

level of a motor problem an individual must resolve to complete a task

Question 5

paradox principle

Answer 5

relationship of task difficulty and quality performance

Question 6

motor control

Answer 6

understanding mechanism by which the nervous system coordinates body movements

Question 7

study of neuroanatomy and motor control theories if fundamental to

Answer 7

understand motor control

Question 8

closed-loop theory

Answer 8

• sensory information received during movement
• enhances accuracy
• lacks speed

Question 9

open-loop theory

Answer 9

• movement is preplanned
• faster movements
• modifications to movement cannot be made

Question 10

modifications of equipment, games, and playing environment

Answer 10

process of scaling