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Exam 3: Motor Behavior Flashcards

1
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What describes the goals of motor behavior?

A

To understand how motor skills are learned and controlled

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2
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What is a subdivision of motor behavior?
Motor Determination
Motor Control
Motor Methods
Motor Studying

A

motor control

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3
Q

All the following are the types of subdisciplines except?
Motor control
motor methods
Motor learning
Motor Development

A

motor methods

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4
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what are two methods for assessing learning
Retention and transfer
Retention and reaction time
Transfer and reaction time
Reaction time and repetitions

A

Retention and transfer

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5
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What does motor behavior continue to evolve in response to?

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Research Technological developments
and Theoretical models

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6
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Which of the three sub disciplines looks at the neural, physical, and behavioral aspects of movement?
Motor Development
Motor Control
Motor Movement
Motor Learning

A

Motor control

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7
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What’s an example of an open movement task?
Gymnastics routine
Tennis serve
Baseball batting
Indoor track

A

Baseball batting

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8
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The goal of motor behavior is to explain response ___ and response ___.
Selection and action
Selection and execution
Ability and execution
Selection and control

A

Selection and execution

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9
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Which system deals with how motor skills are controlled?
Neuromuscular system
Cardiovascular system
Nervous system
Skeletal system

A

Neuromuscular system

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10
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Motor _______ is associated with the neural, physical, and behavioral aspects of movement.
Learning
Development
Control
None of the above

A

control

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11
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What types of skills does motor behavior asses?
A. closed and open
B. cross motor
C. only open
D. only closed

A

A. closed and open

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12
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Which of the following is not an example of a skill that can be transferred?
A tennis swing
Shooting a basketball
Throwing a baseball
Kicking a football

A

Shooting a basketball

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13
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Where can motor behaviorists work?

A

College/University
Hospitals
Military

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14
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What is motor learning?
Acquire skill as a result of practice
Developmental view of motor learning and control across life span
Neural and physical behavioral aspect of movement

A

Acquire skill as a result of practice

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15
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Which of the following are ‘discrete movements’?
Golf
walking
Running
cycling

A

Golf

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16
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What is the goal of motor behavior?

A

Explain response selection, execution, and target how a skill is selected and how it is preformed

17
Q

What is the acquisition of movement skills as a result of practice?

A

Motor Learning

18
Q

What must Motor Programs do?
Specify involved muscles
Select order of muscle activation
Both a&b
Determine energy used for contractions

A

Both a&b

19
Q

Which of the following is not a discrete movement?
A. Swinging a bat
B. Pressing a button
C. Swimming laps
D. Opening a door

A

C. Swimming laps

20
Q

What is not an example of motor movements beyond sport?
Babies learning to use a fork or spoon
Children learning to ride a bike
Adults dribbling a basketball in a pick up game
Dentist learning to control a drill when looking in a mirror

A

Adults dribbling a basketball in a pick up game

20
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Which of the following is an example of a continuous task?
Baseball swing
Shooting a basketball
Running
Kicking a soccer ball

A

Running

21
Q

Motor Programs must do all of the following?

A

Specifically involved muscles.
Select order of muscle activation.
Determine contraction forces.
Determine timing and sequencing of contractions.
Determine duration of contractions.

22
Q

What is the concept that allows us to understand how the nervous system affects movement coordination?

A

Information Processing Model

23
Q

What are the acqusition of skilled movements as a result of practice?
A.kinematics
B.motor learning
C.motor control
D.motor development

A

B. Motor learning

24
Q

Which principle states that augmented feedback enhances practice?
Principle 1
Principle 2
Principle 3
Principle 4

A

Principle 2

25
Q

What is an example of an opened situation?
A pitcher throwing a baseball
A quarterback throwing a football
A cheer routine
A tennis serve

A

A cheer routine

26
Q

What is a schemata
A group of movements with similar characteristics
Differing movements that work together to make a movement
Brain patterns which start movement

A

A group of movements with similar characteristics

27
Q

Which is not a principle of motor behavior
A. correct practice improves performance and supports learning
B. the brain uses the CNS to initiate and control muscles to make desired movments
C. Movements do not rely on the decision making centers in the brain
D. augmented feedback enhances practice (and thus learning)

A

C. Movements do not rely on the decision making centers in the brain

28
Q

What movement characteristic does running represent?
- continuous
- discrete
- open
- closed

A
  • continuous
29
Q

When measuring motor learning, what is the degree to which practice on Skill A improves performance on Skill B?
Retention
Transfer
Relatedness
Similarity

A

Transfer

30
Q

Which of the following is not a goal of motor behavior?
Explain response selection
To understand how motor skills are learned
To understand how motor skills are controlled
To better your heart function

A

To better your heart function

31
Q

Which of the following is not an example of motor behavior beyond sport?
A.Babies learning to spoon a fork
B.dentists using dental tools
C. Cyclist improving his bike’s performance
D.Teenager learning to drive

A

C. Cyclist improving his bike’s performance

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