motor behavior quiz #1 Flashcards
action or task involving a specific goal to achieve
skill
study of the processes/characteristics involved in acquiring and refining motor skills
motor learning
a stable trait or capacity of an individual
ability
the process of activating and coordinating the muscles and limbs by the neuromuscular system for performance of a motor skill
motor control
the patterning of body and limb motions relative to each other and to the environmental objects and events
coordination
which of the following would best relate to cutting pictures of people from a magazine with scissors?
fine
which of the following is a characteristic of motor abilities?
determine potential for performance of specific motor skills
True or False: A closed skill involves several changing environmental variables that a performer must adjust to when performing a motor skill.
FALSE
True or False: Beginning to walk again after a stroke would involve low cognitive demand and the automatic stage of motor skill acquisition.
FALSE
True or False: Having high precision and low accuracy on a task would mean low variable error
TRUE
True or False: common process measures are speed, accuracy, and magnititude
FALSE
which of the following measures the time from the presentation of a stimulus to the termination of the physical response?
Response Time
which of the following is correct concerning reaction time measurements?
having 4 stimulus options and one way to respond would be a discrimination reaction time task
True or False: For the ‘‘Active Movement Condition’’, the objective was for the subject to indicate to the researcher when to stop moving the subjects arm.
FALSE
True or False: The standard/target for the lab was the 10 centimeter line and difference scores were recorded based on how far the subject’s performance was from that line
TRUE
