11 PE - Motor Learning #2

Which of the following statements is NOT concerned with the field of motor learning?

• being able to identify the different stages of learning when acquiring a new skill

• learning how to implement techniques to improve mental skills performance

• understanding how different types of practice can improve decision making

• developing an understanding of how skills can be transferred from one sport to another

Which of the following statements describes a motor skill?

• a movement plan that contains the commands from the brain to the muscles that are needed to perform a motor skill

• an involuntary movement that is not consciously controlled and has no purpose

• a voluntary movement that involves specific muscles to achieve a defined purpose

• a set of movements brought on by reflexes

Which of the following is classified as a fine motor skill?

• jumping

• skipping

• throwing a ball

• throwing a dart

Diving off a block is an example of:

• a discrete motor skill.

• a continuous motor skill.

• a serial motor skill.

• an open motor skill.

Which of the following statements does NOT describe a closed motor skill?

• A closed motor skill is stable and predictable.

• A closed motor skill does not require an athlete to adapt to stimuli.

• An athlete is in control of her actions during a closed motor skill.

• A closed motor skill is affected by the environment.

Which of the following reflects the characteristics of motor learning?

• consistency, persistence, improvement, stability and changeability

• development, flexibility, reliability, permanency and changeability

• development, flexibility, reliability, permanency and adaptability

• consistency, persistence, improvement, stability and adaptability

Which of the following is NOT a stage of Fitts and Posner’s stage model of motor learning?

• the associative stage

• the autonomous stage

• the initial stage

• the cognitive stage

Identify the three types of constraints central to the dynamic systems approach to motor learning.

• activity, surroundings and personal

• task, environmental and individual

• task, environmental and personal

• activity, surroundings and individual

Blocked practice is when:

• several different sets of skills are practised in an order that is constantly changing.

• a skill is practised under the same conditions.

• learners repeat an isolated skill for a period of time or a number of repetitions.

• a skill is practised in a continuous and constant manner.

Identify the correct definition of motor learning.

• a field of science that investigates the musculoskeletal system and how it produces movement

• a field of science that investigates the stages of thought processing and the implications for sporting movement

• a field of science that investigates a person’s need to control their own life and make their own decisions

• a field of science that investigates human movement with the goal of understanding how humans acquire and retain motor skills