Human Movement Test Review

The advantages of any physical activity depend at least in part on:

• physical literacy

• movement intelligence

• movement experiences developed since birth

• the ability to learn new skills

• all answers are correct

Motor learning research has revealed more than _________ motor abilities that have been classified into _________ major categories.

• 10; three

• 20; three

• 30; two

• 30; four

• 20; two

A skill that is defined as a task:

• must have a purpose and must be efficient

• must be efficient and must be performed voluntarily

• must be performed voluntarily and must be reliable

• must be reliable and must be learned

• must be learned and must have a purpose

Which of the following factors is vital for the development of movement intelligence:

• adequate stimulation

• opportunities for practice

• expert instruction

• continuous encouragement

• the inheritance of abilities

Motor abilities are:

• adequate stimulation

• movement plans that are eventually stored in memory

• a set of muscle commands that allow a performer to carry out a skill automatically

• the blueprints of the skills we perform

• relatively enduring traits that are the foundation for the development of motor programs

Motor learning research has divided motor abilities into two classifications:

• locomotor and physical proficiency

• visuomotor and locomotor

• perceptual motor and visuomotor

• visuomotor and physical proficiency

• physical proficiency and perceptual motor

Which of the following statements regarding motor abilities is false:

• People differ in the strength of each ability.

• All individuals possess all of the abilities.

• No two persons have exactly the same pattern of motor abilities.

• Compared to average individuals, all-around athletes possess more abilities at the high end of

• People differ in the number of motor abilities they possess.

Which of the following statements regarding movement abilities is true:

• Researchers have identified all the possible movement abilities.

• A professional basketball player should also be skilled in golf and tennis.

• Motor abilities are fixed at birth and cannot be improved.

• None

• Abilities impose limits that influence an individual’s potential for success in performing certain skills.

Which of the following is not an example of a skill defined as a task:

• a hockey slapshot

• a volleyball spike

• a football punt

• a tennis serve

• a 100-meter dash

Executive programs of a skill hierarchy:

• act as a goal

• give directions to skilled acts

• make decisions and adaptations that are flexible

• none are correct

• all answers are correct