Module 4 Flashcards
______________ is a set of processes associated with practice or experience leading to relatively permanent changes in the capability for movement.
a.) motor learning
b.) performance curve
c.) learning curve
d.) retention test
a.) motor learning
True or False: motor learning processes cannot be directly observed.
True
A time on target performance curve _________ with practice.
a.) increases
b.) decreases
a.) increases
The _________ in an error performance curve shows improvement in task.
a.) incerase
b.) decrease
b.) decrease
True or False: the subsequent gains in performance are greater than the initial gain in performance curves.
False
True or False: a performance curve measures output, and not the processes that occur as a function of learning.
True
Which of the following is FALSE regarding performance curves?
a.) performance curves are sensitive to the differences among individuals
b.) within-subject variability is often omitted
c.) they measure behaviors, not processes
a.) performance curves are sensitive to the differences among individuals - they are insensitive
True or False: within-subject variability induces a number that is not realistic when averaged across subjects.
True
___________ is the concept that the task we choose or the way we score it may influence our assumptions about learning.
a.) motor learning
b.) score sensitivity
c.) error tolerance
d.) overlearning
b.) score sensitivity
_________ occurs when a task is too difficult.
a.) floor effect
b.) ceiling effect
a.) floor effect
_________ occurs when a task is too easy.
a.) floor effect
b.) ceiling effect
b.) ceiling effect
A task is originally learned using your dominant hand. During the next experiment months later, you are asked to complete the task with your opposite hand. This is an example of a…
a.) retention test
b.) transfer test
c.) double transfer/retention test
b.) transfer test
True or False: overlearning occurs when an individual continues to practice, even when performance on the primary task no longer improves.
True
______________ is how someone can show that learning takes place during practice trials.
a.) by improving on a secondary task
b.) by improving automaticity
c.) by improving effort
d.) by improving speed
e.) by retaining the task later
f.) all of the above
f.) all of the above
True: Initial score differences have no effect on making estimates about learning.
False; you should try to equate them at the beginning with randomization