PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS

Question 1

Andre is about to do a specific one-step wrestling move against an opponent. Which best describe(s) the type of skill he is engaging in? Choose any/all that apply.

-closed
-open
-continuous
-discrete
-none of these are appropriate

Answer 1

-open
-discrete

Question 2

T/F- catching a ball on your right with your right hand is a stimulus-response compatible scenario

Answer 2

TRUE

Question 3

Which if not a benefit of correct anticipation? Select the best choice.

-can reduce time or stages of processing in response to an unanticipated stimulus
-it can start an action simultaneously with a signal or even before the signal
-may enable the mover/participant to skip the response selection stage
-it prevents the mover/participant from engaging in an action before he or she should
-all these examples are advantages to correct anticipation in movement

Answer 3

it prevents the mover/participant from engaging in an action before he/she should

Question 4

Which law or principle was demonstrated by the original experimental setup below? [Imagine description: right holding pen or stylus over a rectangular shape separated from another rectangular shape by a label “target amplitude”. The rectangular shape is labeled “target width”.]

-Hick’s
-Fitts’
-Schmidt’s
-Henneman Size Principle
-Sternberg’s
-Pavlov’s

Answer 4

Fitts’

Question 5

Which statement is incorrect regarding the Stroop Effect?

-tests the parallel processing or different aspects of the visual display
-reveals faster reaction times to words written in contrasting colors
-during the first part of the test, words of different objects are in different colors
-during the second part of the test, words of colors are writing in a contrasting color
-it is related to limitations in stimulus identification because of competing tasks

Answer 5

reveals faster reaction times to words written in constrasting colors