FINAL Flashcards
- To ensure that you have the learners’ attention before introducing a new skill you should:
a) arrange the learners in an area free of background distractions.
b) arrange learners so that their backs are to the sun.
c) ensure that all learners can see and hear you.
d) all of the above.
All of the above
- In order to ensure that the learner understands the instructions given, the practitioner should:
a) be as detailed as possible.
b) use developmentally appropriate terminology.
c) incorporate only technical terminology used in the sport.
d) change the cue words used throughout the explanation.
Use developmentally appropriate terminology
- Initial instructions that are highly detailed:
a) capture a learner’s interest.
b) motivate a learner to try the skill.
c) challenge the learner’s attentional capacity.
d) are necessary for the learner to develop an idea of how to perform the sk
Challenge the learner’s attentional capacity
- An internal focus of attention directs a learner to:
a) concentrate on a specific body movement.
b) focus on the effects of his or her actions on the environment.
c) change attentional focus according to his/her level of arousal.
d) selectively attend to specific environmental information or focus one’s visual attention on a specific object.
Concentrate on a specific body movement
- Providing learners with a frame of reference:
a) allows them to compare the correctness of their actions.
b) is the same thing as providing them with a learning mode.
c) should only be used with learners who are in the autonomous stage .
d) should only be done during a retention test.
Allows them to compare the correctness of their actions
- Telling learners that they should feel their weight on their hands not in their armpits when using crutches is an example of providing:
a) a demonstration.
b) verbal rehearsal.
c) a frame of reference.
d) a check for understanding
A frame of reference
- Verbal cues should be:
a) concise.
b) used repeatedly.
c) accurate.
d) all of the above.
e) A and C only
All of the above
- Which of the following is NOT true of verbal cues?
a) They should be concise.
b) They are used prompt a movement or movement sequence.
c) They should be used repeatedly.
d) They are the same thing as key elements.
They are the same thing as key elements
- A learning model emphasizes:
a) movement imitation.
b) movement exploration.
c) movement replication.
d) movement time.
Movement exploration
- A learning model characteristically:
a) has a high level of skill proficiency.
b) performs the skill correctly.
c) results in the active engagement of the observer.
d) all of the above.
results in the active engagement of the observer
- The initial demonstration should be:
a) performed in real time.
b) performed at a slower speed.
c) broken into parts.
d) broken into parts and performed at a slower speed
Performed in real time
- Which of the following is true of an effective demonstration?
a) A circular formation is considered the most effective.
b) High status models are preferable.
c) It is not necessary to demonstrate a skill from multiple angles.
d) If there are both right and left limb dominant learners, the skill should be demonstrated from both sides.
If there are both right and left limb dominant learners, the skill should be demonstrated from both sides
- When demonstrating the free throw, the learners should be positioned so that they can view the shot from:
a) behind.
b) the shooting hand side.
c) the front.
d) multiple viewing angles.
Multiple viewing angles
- After the initial demonstration, practitioners should avoid product options on subsequent demonstrations. What does this mean?
a) The outcome of the skill is eliminated.
b) Verbal cues are no longer presented.
c) Student learners should not be used.
d) The skill should be broken down into parts.
The outcome of the skill is eliminated
- Which of the following is the LEAST effective formation?
a) Full circle
b) Semi-circle
c) Two lines, one lower than the other
d) All of the above are equally effective
Full Circle
- Discovery learning is:
a) a strategy where the learner attempts to solve a movement problem through the exploration of a variety of possible task solutions.
b) a part-practice technique that reduces the level of difficulty of a task on some aspect for the learner.
c) a part-practice technique that separates the skill into parts according to spatial or temporal elements.
d) a part-practice technique where skill components that are normally performed simultaneously are partitioned and practiced independently.
A strategy where the learner attempts to solve a movement problem through the exploration of a variety of possible task solutions
- Guided discovery:
a) should not be used with beginning learners.
b) is a technique where the practitioner designs a sequence of questions, each of which elicits a single correct response discovered by the learner.
c) creates a situation where the learner becomes actively involved in problem solving through exploration.
d) B and C only
e) all of the above.
Is a technique where the practitioner designs a sequence of questions, each of which elicits a single correct response discovered by the learner.
- Which of the following is important to do before skill instruction begins?
a) Perform a demonstration.
b) Give the learners feedback.
c) Capture the learner’s undivided attention.
d) Have the learner engage in imagery.
Capture the learner’s undivided attention
- Effective instructions:
a) can only be given by an expert.
b) send clear messages to the learner.
c) are highly detailed.
d) always incorporate technical terminology.
Send clear messages to the learner
- When instructions are used to introduce a learner to a new skill, the practitioner should:
a) explain all of the different criterion conditions in which the skill may be used.
b) supply only the key elements of the skill.
c) give as much detail regarding the skill as much as possible.
d) avoid comparing the skill to previously learned skills
Supply only the key elements of the skill.
- Which of the following is true?
a) Beginning learners are able to discriminate between relevant and non-relevant stimuli.
b) Trial and error is the best strategy for efficient skill learning.
c) Practitioners should focus learner’s attention to the critical elements of the motor skill being learned.
d) When introduced to a new skill, learners can identify relevant stimuli without the help of the practitioner, but cannot identify irrelevant stimuli without direction.
Practitioners should focus learner’s attention to the critical elements of the motor skill being learned.
- An external focus:
a) directs a learner’s attention to the effects of his or her actions on the environment.
b) directs a learner’s attention to factors beyond the learner’s control.
c) directs a learner’s attention on his or her own body movements.
d) directs a learner’s attention to external factors in the environment such as the position of defenders.
Directs a learner’s attention to the effects of his or her actions on the environment.
- Which of the following statements is true?
a) Conscious awareness is necessary for learning about the environmental regulatory features of a motor skill.
b) Practitioners should instruct learners to focus on specific environmental cues.
c) Providing a variety of performance situations that contain critical environmental regulatory cues is confusing and should be awarded.
d) The learner’s attention should be directed at information rich areas to learn critical environmental regulatory cues.
The learner’s attention should be directed at information rich areas to learn critical environmental regulatory cues.
- Which of the following techniques would be optimal to check for understanding?
a) Asking learners specific questions regarding the instructions just given
b) Asking learners if they have any questions regarding the instructions just given
c) Letting the learners try an activity and then clarifying the instructions if necessary
d) It is not necessary to check for understanding.
Asking learners specific questions regarding the instructions just given
- The name of the theory that suggests the development of a cognitive representation of a skill from seeing a demonstration or model is:
a) the dynamic interpretation of modeling.
b) the social cognitive theory of observational learning.
c) the representational modeling theory.
d) the blueprint theory.
The social cognitive theory of observational learning
- The key to the use of a learning model is:
a) that the individual is able to correctly perform the skill.
b) that the observer views another learner practicing the skill.
c) that the observer views the teacher practicing the skill.
d) that the observer views another learner practicing the skill and hears the corresponding instructor feedback.
That the observer views another learner practicing the skill and hears the corresponding instructor feedback.
- Which of the following are true with respect to sound?
a) Consequent sounds can provide learners with a frame of reference for error diagnosis.
b) Sound can be used to emphasize the internal rhythm of a skill.
c) Sound can supplement a demonstration.
d) All of the above are true.
All of the above are true
- Which of the following should be avoided when giving a demonstration?
a) Repetition of cue words
b) Focusing of the learner on key aspects of the movement
c) Designing the demonstration so that the outcome is eliminated
d) Using the phrases “like this” and “like that” in conjunction with the demonstration
Using the phrases “like this” and “like that” in conjunction with the demonstration
- What question(s) a practitioner must answer when designing a demonstration?
a) What Should Be Demonstrated?; and Who Should Demonstrate?
b) How Should the Demonstration be Organized?
c) When Should Be Demonstrated?; and How Often Should Be Demonstrated?
d) All of the above
e) All of the above and How Long Should Be Demonstrated?
All of the above
- Structure a cue phrase / critical element can be based on four parts as behavior objectives: action, content, qualification, and special conditions. What does the “content” refer to?
a) description of the desirable motion
b) a short descriptions of how success can be gauged.
c) a short description of what is doing the action.
d) added to the teaching cues if more information is needed to evaluate the performance.
A short description of what is doing the action.
- How many issue(s) can be used to justify the identification of critical elements or desirable technique:
a) safety or risk of injury to the performer (their exact sequence or coordination),
b) effectiveness (biomechanical principles) in accomplishing the goal of the movement
c) efficiency of goal attaintment (using economical energy to correctly perform a movement)
d) a, b, and c
e) rhythm and speed of the skill
a, b, and c,
- Evidence from research investigating observational learning has shown that one reason why observing a skilled person demonstrate a skill benefits the learning of that skill is that the observer perceives and uses
a) invariant relationships in the observed movement pattern.
b) kinematic details of the movement of a critical limb segment.
c) kinetic information about the movement pattern.
d) All of these
Invariant relationships in the observed movement pattern.
- Which of the following is the most likely to show learning benefits from observing a skilled performer?
a) All motor skills.
b) All motor skills when verbal instructions are also given.
c) Motor skills that require the learning of a new coordination pattern.
d) Motor skills that require the learning of new parameter characteristics.
Motor skills that require the learning of new coordination pattern.
- The view that modeling benefits skill learning because the model helps the learner develop an accessible representation in memory that will serve as a guide for performing the skill is known as the
a) cognitive mediation theory.
b) symbolic coding theory.
c) dynamic view.
d) behavioral view.
Cognitive mediation theory
- Which of the following attention-related concepts is essential to apply to the delivery of verbal instructions about how to perform a motor skill?
a) Attention switching
b) Limited attention capacity
c) Attentional spotlight
d) All of these
Limited attention capacity
- Research has shown that to achieve the best learning of skills that require the performer to emphasize speed and accuracy the initial verbal instructions should emphasize
a) speed rather than accuracy.
b) accuracy rather than speed.
c) both speed and accuracy.
d) neither speed nor accuracy.
Accuracy rather than speed.
- Verbal cues seem to work because they
a) direct attention to relevant information in the environment.
b) prompt a specific sequence of movements to be performed.
c) Both A and B.
d) Neither A nor B.
Both A & B
- Verbal cues said out loud while a person is learning or performing a skill can help
a) beginners learn a new skill.
b) skilled performers perform well-learned skills.
c) both beginners and skilled performers.
d) neither beginners nor skilled performers.
Both beginners and skilled performers.
- A beginner can benefit from observing another beginner practice a skill especially when the observer can hear the
a) general verbal instructions given to the other beginner.
b) augmented feedback (skill-related) given to the other beginner.
c) both A and B.
d) beginner who makes an interpretation about his or her performance
e) neither A nor B; beginners cannot benefit from observing other beginners practice.
Augmented feedback (skill0related given to the other beginner.
- From a perception point of view, the benefit of observing a skilled demonstration is that the visual system picks up information about the ________ characteristics of the skill.
a) coordination
b) control
c) speed
d) error detection
Coordination
- Which of the following is not an advantage about breaking a skill down into parts?
a) Simplifies the skill
b) Allows a learner to experience early success leading to increased motivation
c) Permits practice on problematic components without wasting time on those already mastered
d) Focuses on retaining the underlying dynamics of the skill when components are highly interdependent
Focuses on retaining the underlying dynamics of the skill when components are highly interdependent
- Part-practice would be recommended when a skill is considered to have:
a) high task complexity / low task organization.
b) low task complexity / high task organization.
c) Both A & B are correct.
d) Neither A nor B are correct.
High task complexity / low task organization
- Task complexity is directly correlated with:
a) the degree to which the sub-components of a skill are interdependent.
b) the number of sub-components that make up the skill.
c) the frustration level of the learner.
d) the age of the learner.
the number of sub-components that make up the skill
- Part practice can be advantageous as it:
a) retains the underlying dynamics of a skill.
b) increases a task’s complexity.
c) will lead to greater positive transfer than whole practice.
d) permits practice on problematic components without wasting time on those already mastered.
Permits practice on problematic components without wasting time on those already mastered.
- The degree to which the sub-components of a skill are interdependent is called:
a) task complexity.
b) task structure.
c) task analysis.
d) task organization.
task organization
- Which of the following skills would be considered high in task complexity?
a) Putting
b) Hopping
c) High Jumping
d) Picking up a cup
high jumping
- Which of the following is considered low in task organization?
a) Throwing a discus
b) Pole vaulting
c) A jump serve in volleyball
d) An aerobics sequence
an aerobics sequence
- Whole practice would be recommended when a skill is considered to have:
a) high task complexity/ low task organization.
b) low task complexity/ high task organization.
c) Both A and B are correct.
d) Neither A nor B are correct.
Low task complexity/ high task organization
- The progressive part method is an example of:
a) segmentation.
b) fractionization.
c) simplification.
d) attention cueing.
segmentation
- When making a decision as to whether to use whole or part practice, a practitioner should assess the task’s complexity, its organization, and:
a) the amount of time available to learn the skill.
b) practice frequency.
c) practice duration.
d) the capability of the learner.
the capability of the learner
- The part-practice technique that separates skills into parts according to spatial or temporal elements is called:
a) simplification.
b) attention cueing.
c) segmentation.
d) fractionization.
segmentation
- Learning to serve a volleyball from half court before moving to the baseline is an example of :
a) segmentation.
b) fractionization.
c) simplification.
d) attention cueing.
simplification
- If a part-practice strategy is recommended for practicing a skill is best, the parts of the skill that should be practiced separately from other parts are
a) relatively independent parts.
b) any of the parts of the skill.
c) parts that are high in difficulty.
d) organized chunks of highly related parts of the skill.
relatively independent parts
- The part-practice technique where skill components that are normally performed simultaneously are partitioned and practiced independently is called:
a) simplifiation.
b) attention cueing.
c) segmentation.
d) fractionization.
fractionization
- The part-practice technique that reduces the level of difficulty of the task or some aspect of the task for the learner is called:
a) simplification.
b) attention cueing.
c) segmentation.
d) fractionization.
simplification
- ______________ occurs when practice on one limb enhances the rate of skill acquisition with the opposite limb on the same task.
a) Attention cueing
b) Fractionization
c) Segmentation
d) Bilateral transfer
bilateral transfer
- The part-practice technique where the learner directs his or her attention to a specific aspect of a skill during its performance as a whole is called:
a) simplification.
b) attention cueing.
c) segmentation.
d) fractionization.
attention cueing
- According to the speed accuracy tradeoff, for tasks requiring spatial accuracy:
a) accuracy will be compromised if a task is attempted with too much velocity.
b) accuracy will be enhanced if a skill is performed at a high velocity.
c) accuracy is not affected by velocity.
d) an increased velocity leads to an increase in accuracy.
accuracy will be compromised if a task is attempted with to much velocity
- The technique where two parts are practiced separately then combined once a criterion level has been achieved is called (the):
a) progressive part method.
b) repetitive part method.
c) backward chaining.
d) whole practice.
progressive part method
- Hitting a ball off of a tee is an example of:
a) simplification.
b) attention cueing.
c) segmentation.
d) fractionization.
attention cueing
- Which of the following is governed by the speed-accuracy tradeoff?
a) Temporal accuracy
b) Spatial accuracy
c) Cognitive accuracy
d) Both A and B
spatial accuracy
- Fitts’ Law specifies that performance will show a speed-accuracy trade-off in a rapid manual aiming task according to the relationship between which two characteristics of the task?
a) Distance to move and target size
b) Distance to move and movement speed
c) Target size and movement speed
d) Target size and type of target
Distance to move and target size
- If a skill should not be physically separated for part practice, an alternative means of achieving the benefits of part practice is to
a) talk about the problems you have with each part of the skill.
b) observe a demonstration of the part of the skill you are having difficulty with.
c) direct your attention specifically to a part of the skill you are having difficulty with.
d) have your instructor tell you what needs to be done to improve a specific part of the skill.
direct your attention specifically to a part of the skill you are having difficulty with.
- A greater degree of bilateral transfer is believed to occur:
a) from the preferred to the non-preferred limb.
b) from the non-preferred limb to the preferred limb.
c) equally well regardless of which limb was practiced first.
d) when the limbs are practiced alternatively.
From the preferred to the non-preferred limb.
- Bilateral transfer occurs between:
a) limbs.
b) people.
c) behaviors.
d) theories.
limbs
- Which of the following statements reflects the appropriate view of the spatial and temporal control underlying the performance of an asymmetric bimanual action?
a) The two arms prefer to move independently of each other.
b) The two arms prefer to move together as one unit.
c) The preferred arm always dominates the other arm.
d) The two arms cannot perform an asymmetric bimanual action.
The two arms prefer to move together as one unit
- The playing of a guitar is a good example of performing
a) an asymmetric bimanual skill.
b) a symmetric bimanual skill.
c) a prehension skill.
d) a manual aiming skill.
an asymmetric bimanual skill
- The cognitive explanation for bilateral transfer proposes that bilateral transfer occurs because the required
a) task components are similar.
b) cognitive components are similar.
c) cognitive effort is similar.
d) attention demands are similar.
cognitive components are similar
- Bilateral transfer can be related to the concept of the generalized motor program (GMP) because muscle selection in performing a skill is
a) a parameter of the GMP.
b) an invariant characteristic of the GMP.
c) involved in selecting the appropriate GMP.
d) dependent on having the appropriate GMP selected.
a parameter of the GMP.
- Performance goals are concerned with:
a) the final result of a competition relative to one’s opponent.
b) self-improvement.
c) directing a performer’s focus on achieving some technical element during skill execution.
d) winning.
self-improvement
- Goals should be:
a) challenging.
b) specific.
c) measurable
d) all of the above
all of the above
- Goals that are concerned with the final result of a competition relative to one’s opponent are called:
a) process goals.
b) performance goals.
c) long term goals.
d) outcome goals.
outcome goals.
- A patient whose goal is to increase the number of steps she can take unassisted has set a:
a) process goal.
b) performance goal.
c) long term goal.
d) outcome goal.
performance goal
- Goals that direct a performer’s focus to achieving some technical element during skill execution are called:
a) process goals.
b) performance goals.
c) long term goals.
d) outcome goals.
process goals
- Goals that focus on self-improvement are called:
a) process goals.
b) performance goals.
c) long term goals.
d) outcome goals.
performance goals
- The Neuromuscular Theory of imagery suggests that the act of visualizing oneself executing a movement:
a) allows the learner to develop an understanding of a movement’s requirements.
b) allows activation of the same neural pathways as the movement itself.
c) allows the learner to test movement problems.
d) allows the learner to develop performance strategies.
allows activation of the same neural pathways as the movement itself.
- The technique that involves the visualization or cognitive rehearsal of a movement in the absence of any physical execution is called:
a) reflection.
b) observation.
c) imagery.
d) visual imagery.
imagery
- In an experiment, when an all-mental practice condition is compared to an all-physical practice condition and a no practice condition, the typical results show that participants in the all-mental practice condition learn the skill
a) as well as those in the all-physical practice condition but better than those in the no practice condition.
b) not as well as those in the all-physical practice condition but better than those in the no practice condition.
c) not as well as those in the all-physical practice condition and about the same as those in the no practice condition.
d) better than those in either the all-physical practice or the no practice conditions.
not as well as those in the all-physical practice condition but better than those in the no practice condition
- If a combination mental-physical practice condition is added to the experimental conditions described in question number 38, participants in this condition would learn the skill
a) as well as or better than those in the all-physical practice condition.
b) about as well as those in the all-mental practice condition.
c) about as well as those in the no practice condition.
d) None of these; it depends on the combination of the amount of mental and physical practice.
as well or better than those in the all-physical practice condition.
- When skilled athletes were surveyed about their use of mental imagery, which general type(s) of imagery did they tend to use most often?
a) Motivation
b) Cognitive
c) Both motivation and cognitive
d) The type of imagery used was sport-specific.
Motivation
- Imagery ability has been shown to
a) have no relationship to mental practice effectiveness.
b) relate to mental practice effectiveness for some but not all skills.
c) have a minimal relationship to mental practice effectiveness.
d) have a positive correlation with mental practice effectiveness.
have a positive correlation with mental practice effectiveness.