Motor Learning Skills

Question 1

What is the definition of a skill?

Answer 1

An action or task that has a specific goal to achieve.

Question 2

What is the definition of a motor skill?

Answer 2

A skill that requires voluntary body and/or limb movement to achieve its goal.

Question 3

What is the definition of a action?

Answer 3

A goal directed activity that consist of body and/or limb movements.

Question 4

What is the definition of movement?

Answer 4

Behavioural characteristics of specific limbs that are component parts of an action or motor skill.

Question 5

What are the 3 areas in which a skill can achieve its desired goal?

Answer 5

Maximising the outcome certainty.
Minimising the physical and mental energy costs.
Minimising the time used.

Question 6

What is Co-ordination?

Answer 6

Co-ordination applies to the successful integration of the sensory, nervous and musculoskeletal systems in controlling complex movements.

Question 7

Skill can be split in what 2 areas?

Answer 7

Motor Skill.

Cognitive Skill.

Question 8

What is Cognitive skill?

Answer 8

Cognitive skill relies on thought processes as the means of achieving a successful outcome.

Question 9

What are the 6 classifications of a motor skill?

Answer 9

Fine motor skill.
Discrete motor skill.
Serial motor skill.
Continuous motor skill.
Closed motor skill.
Open motor skill.

Question 10

What is a fine motor skill?

Answer 10

Control of the small muscles involved with hand eye co-ordination. E.g handwriting.

Question 11

What is a discrete motor skill?

Answer 11

It has a clear beginning and end with a brief duration of movement. E.g Kicking a ball.

Question 12

What is a serial motor skill?

Answer 12

A series or sequence of discrete movements. E.g Changing gears in a car.

Question 13

What is a continuous skill?

Answer 13

Usually contains repetitive movements. E.g Swimming.

Question 14

What is a closed motor skill?

Answer 14

Is if the environment is stable and does not change whilst the person is performing a skill. E.g Hitting a golf ball.

Question 15

What is a open motor skill?

Answer 15

It is performed in a non stable environment, where the object or context is in motion during the performance of the skill. E.g Playing tennis.

Question 16

Sensory input requires on which 3 things?

Answer 16

Proprioception.
Vision.
Hearing.

Question 17

Proprioception is broken down into which 3 elements?

Answer 17

Balance.
Co-ordination.
Agility.

Question 18

what 5 things do we rely on from proprioceptive receptors?

Answer 18

Touch.
Pain.
Pressure.
Temperature.
Grip strength.

Question 19

What are the 3 stages of learning a skill?

Answer 19

Cognitive Stage: Individuals use environmental cues and past experiences.
Associative Stage: Effective movement is obtained which becomes constant.
Autonomic Stage: Movement happens on its own.

Question 20

What are the 3 types of practice?

Answer 20

Blocked practice: Repetitive drills.
Random practice: Carrying out skills in random order.
Variable practice: Same skill execution, but with differing outcome requirements.