Test Bank for Motor Learning and Control for

Test Bank for Motor Learning and Control for Practitioners, 5e Cheryl Coker (All Chapters) Chapter 1 1 When assessing performance and making instructional decisions, which of the following must be considered?(A) The learner (B) The task (C) The environment in which the task is performed (D) All of the above

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(D) All of the above 2 According to Gentile, the environmental factors that specifies the movement characteristics necessary for successful performance of a skill are known as which of the following?(A) Action requirements (B) Object manipulation (C) Regulatory conditions (D) Inter-trial response variability

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(C) Regulatory conditions 3 Which of the following skills has low inter-trial variability?(A) Golf putt (B) Volleyball spike (C) Shot put (D) Bunting

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(C) Shot put 4 According to Gentile's multidimensional classification system, the simplest skill would be one whose (A) Environmental context is stationary, involves no inter-trial variability or body transport and does not require object manipulation (B) Environmental context is in motion, involves high inter-trial variability and requires both body transport and object manipulation (C) Environmental context is in motion, involves high inter-trial variability, requires body transport but does not require object manipulation (D) Environmental context is stationary, involves high inter-trial variability, requires body transport but does not require object manipulation

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(A) Environmental context is stationary, involves no inter-trial variability or body transport and does not require object manipulation 5 Understanding skill complexity enables the practitioner to do what? 1 / 4

(A) Systematically evaluate a learner's movement capabilities and limitations (B) Design learning experiences that are challenging yet realistic (C) Create logical skill progressions (D) All of the above

Answer: (D) All of the above

• Which of the following is classified as a perceptual motor ability?

(A) Gross body equilibrium (B) Response orientation (C) Dynamic strength (D) Extent flexibility

Answer: (B) Response orientation

• What is the ability to make continuous speed and direction adjustments with precision

when tracking known as?

(A) Speed of limb movement (B) Aiming (C) Rate control (D) Control precision

Answer: (C) Rate control

• The ability to make repeated, rapid flexing movements is known as which of the following?

(A) Dynamic flexibility (B) Multi-limb coordination (C) Control precision (D) Extent flexibility

Answer: (A) Dynamic flexibility

• Which of the following abilities would NOT be needed to climb Mt. Everest?

(A) Stamina (B) Gross body coordination (C) Wrist finger speed (D) Dynamic strength

Answer: (C) Wrist finger speed

10 According to Gentile's multidimensional classification system, which of the following would NOT be categorized as requiring body transport?

(A) Rollerblading (B) Paddleboarding (C) Figure skating 2 / 4

(D) All of the above would require body transport

Answer: (B) Paddleboarding

11 Which of the following is NOT true of learning?

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12 What should practice for open skills emphasize?

(A) Technique (B) Context variability (C) Consistency (D) None of the above

Answer: (B) Context variability

13 Mountain biking, which requires the performer to continually adapt his or her responses to conform to the trail, would be considered what kind of skill?

(A) An open skill (B) A closed skill (C) An adaptive skill (D) A responsive skill

Answer: (A) An open skill

14 Which of the following would be considered a closed skill?

(A) Driving a car (B) Juggling (C) Putting a golf ball (D) Returning a tennis serve

Answer: (C) Putting a golf ball

15 Which of the following is NOT true of learning?

(A) It results in a relatively permanent change in behavior (B) It is directly observable (C) It is the result of practice and or experience (D) All of the above are true

Answer: (B) It is directly observable

16 Which of the following is true of performance?

(A) It is defined as the act of executing a skill (B) It is observable (C) It is used to infer learning 3 / 4

(D) All of the above are true

Answer: (D) All of the above are true

17 Which of the following is NOT true of motor skills?

(A) Body and/or limb movements are required (B) They must be learned (C) They are goal oriented (D) They can be performed involuntarily

Answer: (D) They can be performed involuntarily

18 Which of the following would NOT be considered a motor skill?

(A) Football punt (B) Knee-jerk reflex (C) Sewing on a button (D) Taping someone's ankle

Answer: (B) Knee-jerk reflex

19 Taxonomies are used to

(A) Indicate one's level of proficiency (B) Determine the amount of time that will be required to learn a motor skill (C) Classify motor skills in terms of common elements (D) Determine the level of fatigue associated with a motor skill

Answer: (C) Classify motor skills in terms of common elements

20 Skills can be classified according to which of the following?

(A) The predictability of the environment in which the skill is performed (B) The nature of their organization (C) The degree of precision of their movements and corresponding size of the musculature used to perform (D) All of the above

Answer: (D) All of the above

21 Which of the following is an example of a fine motor skill?

(A) Typing on a laptop keyboard (B) Swimming the freestyle stroke (C) Walking with crutches (D) Cross-country skiing

Answer: (A) Typing on a laptop keyboard

22 A fine motor skill is one that what?

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