Motor behaviorists try to determine how motor skills are learned, not only in the young but throughout the lifespan.

• True

• False

Which one is NOT a subdiscipline of Motor Behavior?

• Motor development

• Motor skill

• Motor learning

• Motor control

Motor development is the neural, physical, and behavioral aspect of movement.

• True

• False

Novel learning tasks allow researchers to study improvement and how movements are learned especially after multiple trials and attempts. 

• True

• False

Sport and exercise psychology involves the study of human thought, emotion and behavior in physical activity.

• True

• False

Through research, a distinctive personality type has been found which indicates an athletic personality.

• True

• False

Which is NOT one of the four (4) ways to enhance motivation?

• Enjoyment

• Reward

• Autonomy

• Relatedness

The person who performs only for the glory, ribbons and medals, is an example of which type of motivation?

• Personal satisfaction

• Sadistic

• Intrinsic

• Extrinsic

Choking is a normal part of competition and athletes need to accept it as a component of participation.

• True

• False

The goal of biomechanics of physical activity is to understand how basic laws of mechanical physics and engineering affect and shape the structure and function of the human body.

• True

• False