KN 372 Unit 3 Exam Review

Question 1

Recall schema, the relationship between GMP parameterization and motor skill outcome, is focused on movement evaluation

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

Which of the following can cause a misrepresentation of learning?

Accepted Answer

A test too difficult to detect improvement, Fatigue or anxiety during testing, Use of too short a time range

Question 3

Whole practice would be beneficial when used with skills that are…

Accepted Answer

High complexity/high organization, Low complexity/high organization

Question 4

Which of the following factors are critical for achieving expertise?

Accepted Answer

Deliberate practice, Effective use of vision, Overlearning

Question 5

Increasing the speed of an action as a simplification technique…

Accepted Answer

Decreases bimanual coupling

Question 6

Which of the following are true regarding interlimb transfer?

Accepted Answer

Practicing with dominant limb improves non-dominant limb performance, Practicing with non-dominant limb improves dominant limb performance

Question 7

As it pertains to Fitts' Law, a steeper slope indicates an easier task

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

Which of the following best describes the primary goal of Fitts’ law? FT

Accepted Answer

Predicts movement time

Question 9

“Imagine squeezing a pencil between your shoulder blades” would be an example of which motor retention strategy?

Accepted Answer

Metaphoric imagery

Question 10

Which skill would part practice most likely be effective for?

Accepted Answer

A skill that has many component parts, A skill that has low interdependence between component parts

Question 11

According to Fitts' Law, which of the following is true as distance between targets increases?

Accepted Answer

Movement time increases, Index of difficulty increases

Question 12

As interdependence among component parts decreases, the benefits of part practice…

Accepted Answer

Increases

Question 13

True or False? Segmentation is a technique used to simplify a skill when practicing as a whole

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

Which technique involves directing attention to a part of a skill while performing the whole skill?

Accepted Answer

Attention approach

Question 15

Practicing the first part of a skill, then progressively adding parts until the entire skill is practiced describes...

Accepted Answer

Segmentation

Question 16

What is true regarding bimanual coordination?

Accepted Answer

We naturally want our limbs to be spatially and temporally coupled, Mirror-symmetric training can be beneficial for rehabilitation

Question 17

A tennis player learning badminton may see unfavorable effects on their front-hand technique when returning to tennis

Accepted Answer

Describes negative, retroactive transfer

Question 18

True or False? When two tasks have no similar task or conceptual elements, there is negative transfer

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

Fitts' Law is applicable towards the following:

Accepted Answer

Prehension, Outer space, Cursor movement

Question 20

The steps of prehension are programmed separately and therefore should be taught separately

Accepted Answer

False

Question 21

True or False? Central pattern generators can produce rhythmic output without input from upper motor neurons

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

Why can physical guidance (e.g. training wheels) be detrimental to learning?

Accepted Answer

Inaccurate GMP developed, Inaccurate perceptual trace developed

Question 23

Which of the following mechanisms does NOT improve during motor learning?

Accepted Answer

Central Pattern Generators (CPGs)

Question 24

Which of the following best describes the roll of recognition schema

Accepted Answer

Provides reference to evaluate sensory consequences of movement

Question 25

Which of the following scenarios would most likely result in a ceiling effect?

Accepted Answer

A physical assessment that all participants are able to easily complete, An exam that all students score highly on

Question 26

In order, the steps of prehension are:

Accepted Answer

Transport, Grasp, Object Manipulation

Question 27

Which of the following are examples of how recall schema is used?

Accepted Answer

Adjusting force to exert while squatting, Choosing how hard to throw a football to reach someone 40 yards away

Question 28

Which of the following is the correct sequence of motor learning stages?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive → Associative → Autonomous

Question 29

According to Schmidt's Schema Theory, what is true regarding schemas?

Accepted Answer

They are rulesets that govern movement, They are acquired via a variety of experiences & practice

Question 30

Which of the following would be considered fractionalization?

Accepted Answer

Practicing the left hand and right hand of a piano song separately

Question 31

Which of the following performance curves is most common?

Accepted Answer

Negatively accelerated

Question 32

Which of the following are examples of observable features of learning?

Accepted Answer

An increase in generalization, An increase in retention

Question 33

The shoulder motion of a hit is similar in tennis and volleyball. This is an example of which determinant of transfer?

Accepted Answer

Motor elements

Question 34

Which of the following are characteristics of the autonomous stage of motor learning?

Accepted Answer

Emphasis on consistency & automaticity, Excellent perceptual trace

Question 35

In motor learning, freeing degrees of freedom leads to:

Accepted Answer

Improved movement efficiency, Better transfer of momentum

Question 36

Which of the following would be considered a retroactive transfer?

Accepted Answer

After learning cornhole, a bowler had increased accuracy, Learning to play spikeball improved a goalkeeper’s performance

Question 37

Which of the following examples would help simplify a whole skill?

Accepted Answer

Learning how to do a dance routine while gradually increasing tempo

Question 38

Which of the following would be considered a positive, proactive transfer?

Accepted Answer

Learning to frontflip first improved one’s ability to learn a backflip

Question 39

As movement speed increases, spatial accuracy decreases

Accepted Answer

True

Question 40

Which of the following are true regarding negative transfer?

Accepted Answer

Occurs when a previously experienced stimulus requires a different response, Relatively rare compared to positive transfer

Question 41

Which is NOT true regarding transfer following physical guidance?

Accepted Answer

It is important to use physical guidance long term

Question 42

Why do rapid movements have greater error?

Accepted Answer

Little time for closed-loop control, More forceful contractions are more variable

Question 43

Being able to explain and verbally instruct how to perform a motor skill demonstrates which type of long term memory?

Accepted Answer

Declarative long term memory

Question 44

After a rapid increase in progress, a performance curve typically reaches a plateau where learning diminishes & stops

Accepted Answer

False

Question 45

Information encoded in long-term memory is specific to the task's perceptual and motor elements

Accepted Answer

True

KN 372 Unit 3 Exam Review

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KN 372 Unit 3 Exam Review

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