Principles and Theories of learning movement skills

Question 1

what is operant conditioning

Answer 1

• uses either positive or negative reinforcement, to ecourage the correct response to a stimulus
• positive reinforcement is used following a sucsessful preformance through use of a reward
• negative reinforcement is used following an unsucsessful preformance via removing an unpleasent stimulus
• punishment is used to following an unscuseful prefomenace and involves adding an unpleasent stimulus or taking away a positive syimulu

Question 2

what is banduras obsrvational learning (attention)

Answer 2

1. Attention: the learner must closely attend to the skill being preformed accurately, this is more effective if the learner has much in comon with the preformer of the skill

Question 3

what is banduras observational learning (retention)

Answer 3

• storing the skill in the memory enables recall

Question 4

what is banduras observational learning (motor reproduction)

Answer 4

• the learner needs to have the physical skills to be able to complete the skill

Question 5

what is banduras observational learning (motivation)

Answer 5

• the learner needs to be motivated to learn the skill and reproduce it themselves

Question 6

what is the cognitive theories

Answer 6

• the learner needs to develop an understanding of the skill, rather the how to react to a stimulus
• the learner uses preception to aid their understanding
• gestaltists state that skills should be understood in their entirety
• insight theory: a sudden understanding or insight of the skill leads to a rapid improvement in preformance

Question 7

what is social development theory

Answer 7

• our behaviour is dependent on the behaviours of others
• we change our behaviour depdnings on the situation as group norms
• different groups will have a different group norm depending on the demands placed upon them