stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Motor Development Exam 3 Review Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Motor Development Exam 3 Review
Motor Development Exam 3 Review
36 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
289 plays
Imported from external platform
Flashcards
36 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
36
Answers
1
Which is the most popular youth sport for girls?
Tennis
Lacrosse
Soccer
Softball
2
Children say this is a change they would make in their youth sports before reentering:
Making practices more fun
Better officiating
Less interference from parents
Choosing better teams
3
Ways to reduce competitive stress in sport include all of the following EXCEPT:
Changing part of the sport so that success will occur more frequently
Instilling self-confidence through skill training
Placing the outcome of the contest in perspective
Providing more trophies & distributing them earlier in the season
4
Approximately what % of volunteer coaches lack the necessary formal preperation to coach
90%
50%
75%
25%
5
Current issues in youth sport include all but which of the following:
Parent behavior
Youth sport specialization
Overuse injuries
Few participants
6
Factors that influence catching performance include all of the following EXCEPT:
Ball & background color
Ball size
Ball velocity
Leg length
7
Which of the following is false about aging and movement?
Balance diminishes with age
Depth perception changes less than visual acuity
Field of vision reduces with age
Loss of taste greatly impacts movement
8
The 3 major domains of human development include:
social, emotional, behavioral
cognitive, emotional, behavioral
cognitive, affective, psychomotor
psychological, social, mental
9
The primary reason provided for coaching youth sport leagues is:
To gain experience prior to student teaching
That the coach's child is in the league
To win the playoffs
To get university credit
10
Older adults are characterized by:
Less able to process a rapid series of movements in a short time
Being able to do as much as they always could
Faster recall than their younger counterparts
Checking their actions less frequently than younger adults do
11
Maturation differs from growth in that:
Maturation is regressive & growth is progressive
Maturation is progressive & growth is regressive
Maturation is structural & growth is functional
Maturation is functional & growth is structural
12
The most common drop-off in movement activity participation occurs:
at age 50
at age 35
immediately following junior high school
immediately following high school
13
A benefit of the stations approach for organizing instruction is that it:
Makes ability grouping difficult, if not impossible
Makes mainstreaming more difficult
Increases the time of active involvement for each participant
Impedes efforts to individualize instruction
14
Recommendations for teaching older adults movement skills include:
Keep a distance from participants
Reduce the speed of delivery slightly
Allow participants to assume what they are about to learn
Keep voice control low & soft
15
The reason children most often cite for wanting to participate in organized youth sports:
Win
Obtain a trophy
Make parents proud
Have fun
16
Which quote is an example of Harter’s Perceived Competence Theory?
“Look at me, I can do it.”
“Watch me try this skill.”
“I am really getting better at this skill.”
“I am better at this skill than he is.”
17
Of the approximately 3.5 million coaches in the United States, about how man are volunteers:
A ¼ of coaches
Almost all coaches
Fewer than ½ of coaches
More than ½ of coaches
18
The locomotor pattern of a forward step followed by a leap onto the trailing foot is:
The gallop
The race-walk
The skip
The slide
19
Gross motor refers to:
Movements performed as a function of large muscle groups
Unusual, grotesque movements of prenatal life
Movements performed as a function of small muscle groups
Unusual, grotesque movements of early childhood
20
Which of the following is not a manipulative skill?
Galloping
Throwing
Catching
Kicking
21
The slide is the same as the gallop EXCEPT:
The slide is performed in a sideways direction
The gallop is performed in a sideways direction
Leg stride is shorter in the gallop
Leg stride is longer in the gallop
22
When teaching or coaching middle school age students, which piece of advice is FALSE?
Go quickly to keep their attention
Use many demonstrations
Give clear instructions
Provide positive feedback
23
According to the text, allowing young children to use smaller basketball results in:
No greater shooting accuracy
Reduced shooting accuracy
Inconclusive findings
Greater shooting accuracy
24
Research on postural sway in adults has determined that:
Postural sway is not a factor in balance
Postural sway is more prevalent among males
Postural sway is greater in females
Postural sway decreases with age
25
The elementary stage of catching is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:
Arms and hands attempt to secure ball by holding it against chest
Little extension as hands attempt to grasp ball
Arms relaxed at sides while awaiting ball
Ball caught with hands, without making contact with body
26
Human movement is possible as a result of:
Involuntary responses
The nervous system
Gravity and mass
The interaction of body systems
27
Which of the following is not a locomotor skill?
Jumping
Kicking
Skipping
Sliding
28
One of the motor patterns in which girls generally outperform boys is:
Skipping
Jumping
Leaping
Running
29
Fine motor refers to:
Unusual movements of early childhood
Movements performed as a function of small muscle groups
Unusual movements of prenatal life
Movements performed as a function of large muscle groups
30
The most popular interscholastic sport for boys in the United States is:
Tennis
Wrestling
Soccer
Football
31
Overuse injuries can be prevented by all of the following, but:
Continuing to compete by the rules
Varying position and movements
Proper warm up & cool down procedures
Taking a break from a sport
32
Negative reactions to the tossed ball include all of the following EXCEPT:
Closing the eyes
Turning the head away from the ball
Leaning backward
Tracking the ball
33
The motor skill in which children's gender differences is greatest is the:
Kick
Throw
Punt
Catch
34
“An exaggerated form” and “a natural extension of the basic skill of walking” is:
Jumping
Skipping
Running
Hopping
35
Motor behavior can be defined as:
The study of movement technique
The study of the psychological factors that influence sport & exercise
The study of the functioning of the human body during exercise & work
The study of changes in motor development across the lifespan
36
Which of the following observations is typical of middle school students:
Many students demonstrate confidence
Many students are unwilling to participate in fitness activities
Many students are experiencing adolescent awkwardness
Many students are similar in size
