Skill Acquisition: Skill, ability and application to practical activity Flashcards
A skill is…
Learnt
An ability is…
Inherited
Define a perceptual skill.
The detection of a stimuli from the environment
Define a cognitive skill
A thinking skill that involves decision making
Define a motor skill
The contraction of large muscle groups to produce a movement
Define a psycho-motor skill
A thinking skill that involves decision making, followed by contractions of the muscles to produce a movement
An open skill is…
Where the environment is unstable and changing
A closed skill is….
Where the environment is unchanging and stable
Is dribbling in open play in basketball an open or closed skill?
Open skill
Is a serve in tennis an example of an open skill or a closed skill?
Closed skill
A self-paced skill is…
Where the performer decides the start and speed of the movement
An externally-paced skill is…
Where the environment dictates the start and speed of the movement
Is a corner kick in football a self-paced or externally paced skill?
Self-paced
A fine skill involves….
Small muscle groups
A gross skill involves…
Large muscles groups
A golf putt and archery are the only examples of what type of skill?
Fine skills
A simple skill….
Involves few decisions being made
A complex skill….
Involves many decisions being made
Define a low organisation skill
The movement can be easily broken down into sub-routines
Define a high organisation skill
The movement can NOT be easily broken down into sub-routines
Define a discrete skill
There is a clear beginning and end
Define a serial skill
A series of linked discrete skills
Define a continuous skill
The end of one cycle is the beginning of the next
Seeing a ball come toward you in tennis is an example of what type of skill?
Perceptual
