Motor Learning Chapter 06

Which is not included in Fitts and Posner's three stage model?

• Cognitive Stage

• Associative Stage

• Autonomous Stage

• Final Stage

Which is not true during the cognitive stage of learning proposed by Fitts and Posner?

• Performance is marked by a large number of errors.

• Performance is consistent.

• Errors tend to be large.

• Performance is highly variable.

Which one is not included in Gentile's model of learning ?

• Getting the idea of the movement

• Fixation

• Autonomization

• Diversification

In Fitts and Posner’s model of learning, in which stage there is a high demand for an instruction/demonstration?

• Cognitive

• Perceptual

• Associative

• Autonomous

According to Gentile's two stage model of learning, diversification is appropriate for ............. skills.

• Open
• Serial

• Cognitive

• Fine

Every learner will be able to cover all stages of the taxonomy in one learning session. True or false?

• True

• False

Performance plateau indicates...

• no apparent changes in performance.

• regression in performance.

• improvement in performance.

• improvement at first, more gradual later in performance.

............. test measures the adaptability of a learner's ability to use a skill in a novel context or manner.

• Transfer
• Retention

• Performance

• Learning

We use retention and transfer tests to assess performance. True or false?

• True

• False

An elite performer is likely to be in ................ stage of learning.

• Autonomous

• Cognitive

• Associative

• Fixation