test 1 Ch. 1 The Classification of Motor Skills

Question 1

Motor Learning

Answer 1

study of manor in which a human requires skill, refines skill, and then incorporates those skills in his/her behavior patterns

Question 2

Motor Behavior

Answer 2

• different responses to stemuli
• effect of behavior on performance
• motivation

Question 3

stages of learning

Answer 3

• cognitive stage
• motor stage
• autonomic stage

Question 4

skill

Answer 4

• an activity or task that has a specific purpose or goal to achieve
• an indicator of the quality of performance

Question 5

coordination

Answer 5

the ability to use multiple sources and assemble body parts into smooth and purposeful movement

Question 6

motor skills

Answer 6

any controlled muscular activity that is used in attaining a specific goal or purpose
- does not include reflex action

Question 7

gross motor skills

Answer 7

requires the use of large musculature to achieve the goal of the skill
ex- jumping/walking

Question 8

fine motor skill

Answer 8

requires control of small muscles to achieve the goal of the skill; involves eye-hand coordination and requires a high degree of precision of hand and finger movement.
ex- playing tight defense, hand writing, typing

Question 9

performance proficiency

Answer 9

• consistency of achievement

- meet the performance goal consistently

Question 10

cognitive stage

Answer 10

max achievement COST minimum movement time

- have to think about it

Question 11

autonomic stage

Answer 11

max achievement certainty and minimum movement time

- dont have to think about it

Question 12

elements of processing

Answer 12

• sensory
• decision making
• behavioral

Question 13

Components of movement

Answer 13

• postural support
• body transport
• manipulation

Question 14

movements

Answer 14

BEHAVIORAL characteristics of specific limbs or combo of limbs that are component parts of an action or motor skill
-ppl learn motor skills and actions using movements

Question 15

Discrete Motor skills

Answer 15

motor skill with clearly defined beginning and end points, usually requiring a simple movement.

• takes longer to learn
• doesn’t have a comparator
• ex. hitting a piano key

Question 16

continuous motor skill

Answer 16

movement w/ arbitrary beginning and end points.

• usually involve repetitive movements
• ex swimming and walking

Question 17

serial motor skill

Answer 17

involves a series of discrete skills

-ex playing a song on a piano

Question 18

closed motor skill

Answer 18

performed in a stationary environment where the performer determines when to begin the action
- bowling, picking up a cup while seated

Question 19

open motor skill

Answer 19

involves non-stable, unpredictable environment where an object or environmental context is in motion and determines when to begin the action

• ex. running a race with other runners,
• striking a moving baseball

Question 20

predominate pacing cues

Answer 20

determines initiation, acceleration, and deceleration

Question 21

external pacing

Answer 21

outside force

-external locos of control

Question 22

internal pacing

Answer 22

performers internal locus of control

Question 23

types of feedback

Answer 23

closed loop

open loop

Question 24

closed loop

Answer 24

correction during movement

Question 25

open loop

Answer 25

no correction during movement

Question 26

Gentile’s 2-Deminsions taxonomy

Answer 26

Environmental context

Function of the action

Question 27

environmental context

Answer 27

the supporting surface, objects, and other ppl involved in the environment in which the skill is performed

Question 28

regulatory conditions

Answer 28

characteristics of the environment context that determine the movement characteristics needed to perform an action
- walking on a side walk as opposed to walking on a beach

Question 29

function of the action

Answer 29

body orientation refers to the changes or maintaining of body location
- body stability, body transport

Question 30

practical application of Gentile taxonomy

Answer 30

• Identification of practice time allotment
• identification of level of task complexity
• charting individual progress
  - profile of competencies