Questions to go over for mocks.

Question 1

What is Schmidt’s theory?

Answer 1

Recall schema:

• Initial condition= information from the environment
• Response specification=what to do by selecting the right motor programmes

Recognition schema:

• Sensory concequences= feedback given from KOP
• Response outcome= feedback given from KOR so that it can be compared when the same situation occurs again

Question 2

Describe the 2 types of anticipation?

Answer 2

Spatial= predicting where something is gonna happen
Temporal= predicting when something is gonna happen

Question 3

What is Hick’s law?

Answer 3

number of choices increases= reaction time increases

Question 4

Name 3 ways to improve response time?

Answer 4

• Intensify stimulis
• Improve selective attention
• Regular practice

Question 5

Name a theory of learning and explain what it is?

Answer 5

Observational learning
Behaviorism
Social development theory
Insight learning

Question 6

Name the types of presentations and explain them?

Answer 6

Whole = the skill in it's entirety
Whole-part-whole= isolating a weakness and working on it and then putting the skill together
Progressive-part= learning each sub routine of the skill seperatly then put it together

Question 7

What are the causes of a learning plateu?

Answer 7

Motivation
Boredom
Coach 
Limited ablitly
Targets are too low
Fatigue

Question 8

Why is selective attention important?

Answer 8

Allows to filter irrelevant stimuli so a faster transalatory mechanism also stops information overload