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Module 1 version 2 Flashcards

1
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What are the sub disciplines of motor behaviour?

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motor control, motor learning and motor development

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define motor control

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motor control: the process by which the neuromuscular system plans and executes movements, often with the input of sensory stimuli

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define motor learning

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motor learning: the process by which practice and experience result in a relatively permanent change in behaviour

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What subdiscipline of motor behaviour cannot be directly observed, only inferred?

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motor learning

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how are motor development and motor learning different?

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Because motor development examines how motor behaviour changes over time with age. (also can development be observed, in contrary to learning?)

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define motor development

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motor development: examines changes in motor behaviour over time with age, often looking at different major stages

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Motor behaviour is a result of what constraints?

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  1. person
  2. task
  3. environment
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What is meant by the person constraint

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shape, height, reach, weight, motivation, personality

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What is meant by task consequence

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type of race, swim stroke, competition, rules, instructions

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what is meant by environment constraint

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temperature, weather, size of competition area, rules, instructors, audience

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Why do we study motor behaviour?

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it allows us to learn, relearn and promote skill performance more efficiently. It also helps us understand why people act the way they do, and predict how they prevent errors

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what are some ways we observe or study motor behaviour?

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cameras, 3D motion tracking, eye tracking

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What are the different methods of measuring muscle and brain activity

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EMG(electromyography), EEG (electroencephalography), fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging)

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what is EMG

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EMG: electromyography. Uses surface electrodes to read muscle activity. NOT brain activity

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What is EEG

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EEG: electroencephalography. Uses surface electrical recordings of the brain, good for temporal resolution but not spatial.

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Why is EEG good/bad with temporal resolution?

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Because it only captures information at the cortical surfaces, therefore it is spatially limited because it cannot access certain brain regions

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What is fMRI

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fMRI: functional magnetic resonance imaging. Measures blood flow to look at brain function. Its images are formed by magnetic fields and radio frequency pulses. Good for spatial resolution, not temporal. also expensive

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Which brain activity measure would we use for good spatial resolution?

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fMRI

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which brain activity measure would we use if we want good temporal resolution?

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EEG

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what kind of signals do fMRI measure?

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BOLD = Blood oxygen level dependent

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what is a mobile EEG?

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what is TMS

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TMS: transcranial magnetic stimulation. It is a tool to probe brain processes and function using magnetic pulses to depolarize/hyperpolarize parts of the brain.

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How does TMS work?

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magnetic pulses depolarize (excite+contract) or hyper-polarize (inhibit + relax) parts of the brain to see if they are involved in movement

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How would we classify and measure movement skills in sports?

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identify the skills involved, and how you might measure! In basketball, we can look at the skill of dribbling, jumping, accuracy, speed when running across the court, etc.

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why do we care about defining and categorizing skills?

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because it affects what/how we measure, how to give instructions, and theories of motor behaviour

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define a skill (general)

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a skill is an action that is goal oriented, voluntary, requires limb movements, and is a result of practice

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define skill as an action/task

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skill (action/task): a goal directed task or action

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define skill as an indicator of ability

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skill (ability): the ability to bring about some predetermined result with max certainty, and minimum outlay of energy/time

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what are the requirements of a skill as an indicator of ability?

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  1. predetermined result
  2. max certainty
  3. minimum outlay of energy/time
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30
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how do we classify skills?

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  1. size of primary musculature required (gross vs fine)
  2. nature of movement (discrete vs serial vs continuous)
  3. predictability of environment (open vs closed)
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define fine vs gross motor skills

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fine motor skill: type of motor skill that requires control of small muscles for precise movement.
gross motor skill: type of motor skill that requires control of large muscles for big movements (not precise)

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define discrete vs serial vs continuous

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discrete: brief, well-define beginning and end
serial: discrete skill strung together to form a complex action. order is important for success
continuous: repetitive/rhythmic skill with an arbitrary beginning and end.

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33
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order is important for success in what type of motor skill?

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serial!

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34
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define open vs closed motor skills

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closed: type of motor skill in a stable, predictable environment. self paced and the object does not change
open: type of motor skill in an unpredictable environment. externally paced and the object is in motion

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35
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What type of sport is normally open?

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team sports/competitive sports where you are directly effected by your opponent

36
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why is it helpful to think of motor skills as a continuum?

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because they all require a different amount of large and small muscles. It is never truly zero.

37
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What terms do we use to describe a low skill or highly skilled athlete?

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low skill = novice
high skill = expert

38
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What are the characteristics of proficiency

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Speed and accuracy

39
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What are the major intervals of time when measuring movement?

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reaction time, movement time and total response time

40
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What is reaction time (RT)

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the interval between presentation of an UNANTICIPATED stimulus and the beginning of response. it measures processing time

41
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what are the events within the response time

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foreperiod, stimulus to go, RT until start of movement

42
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what is the fore-period? What time interval does it involve

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fore-period: the period between the warning stimulus to get ready and the stimulus

43
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What method of measuring muscle activity can be used to break up reaction/response time?

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EMG! It will show us the exact start point of movement

44
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What two components do we measure when trying to find the movement start point?

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pre motor RT and motor RT

45
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Why is it important for reaction/response time to be unanticipated?

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because the RT represents “pure” cognitive processing. If we anticipate the stimulus, there is previous processing that makes it not pure.

46
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What is movement time?

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movement time: the interval reflecting movement, with a start and end.

47
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What is total response time?

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It is the interval of time summing both RT and MT.

48
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What stages occur within TRT

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foreperiod, RT, MT, and response time

49
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what is the difference between response time and reaction time

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Response time represents the foreperiod, before the go stimulus. reaction time represents the interval between the go stimulus and start of movement

50
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Why do we use EMG to study reaction, response or movement time?

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…

51
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EMG allows for purer ___

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measure of processing time

52
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How can we measure performance accuracy?

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error measures/scores!

53
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What does each error score tell us about performance?

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accuracy, bias and consistency!

54
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Define absolute error

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absolute error: how far a person was from the goal or target

55
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Of absolute or constant error, which is always positive?

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absolute

56
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What is mean AE?

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Mean AE = mean absolute error: the mean error score for an individual across a series of trials

57
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in how many dimensions is absolute error calculated?

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one! either x or y

58
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What is the formula for absolute error?

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absolute error = sum Ixi-TI

59
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What is the formula for mean absolute error?

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mean absolute error = sum Ixi-TI / n

60
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define constant error

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constant error: a person’s directional bias

61
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what is mean CE?

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mean CE = mean constant error: the average deviation/bias

62
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How many dimensions is constant error calculated in?

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one! either x or y

63
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what is the formula for mean CE?

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mean constant error = sum (xi-T) / n

64
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what is the formula for CE?

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constant error = sum (xi-T)

65
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With a CE score of 0, what does it tell us about their performance?

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says nothing about consistency, but does show us that they have no directional bias

66
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what is variable error?

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variable error: a person’s consistency

67
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What term do we use for the spread of scores around your average? What term do we use for the spread of errors around your average error?

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score spread around average score = M?
error spread around average error = CE?

68
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How many dimensions is VE calculated in?

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one! either x or y

69
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What else has the same formula as VE?

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Standard deviation

70
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What is the formula for VE?

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variable error = square root (sum of (xi-M)^2/n)

71
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Is it easier to correct inconsistency or directional bias?

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72
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What measure do we look at to measure someone’s accuracy?

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idk

73
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what measure do we look at to measure someone’s consistency?

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idk

74
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what is radial error?

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radial error: the radial distance from the target

75
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What measures of error/scores are always positive?

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absolute error and radial error

76
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what is the formula for mean RE

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Mean radial error = square root (x^2+y^2)???

77
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what is continuous task performance measure?

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look into this more indicated how accurately and consistently we maintain our position in a zone

78
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define kinematics

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kinematics: observed when something shows change over time, and not just in the end result?

79
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What is EG?

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electrogoniometer! it is a type of measurement that measures different joint angles

80
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What are the types of kinematic measures?

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displacement, velocity and acceleration

81
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define displacement

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displacement: change in spatial position in one or more dimensions over time

82
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define velocity

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velocity: the rate of change of displacement over time

83
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in smooth movements, when does peak velocity occur? (like on a graph)

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often it occurs halfway through movement, where acceleration is 0

84
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define acceleration

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acceleration: the change in velocity over time

85
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what are secondary accelerations?

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they are the corrections following deceleration. larger accelerations are indicative of larger corrections

86
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Can CE and AE be equal even if their directions are different?

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Yes! As long as they are of the same magnitude

87
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Draw the graph for peak velocity, and then compare it with the equivalent graphs for displacement and acceleration

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