Moter learning ch 07 Motor Skills and Abilities

What is the difference between ability and skill?

• Ability is modifiable by practice, while skills are inherited

• Ability is related to physical strength, while skill is related to mental capacity

• Ability is inherited and not modifiable by practice, while skills can be modified by practice

• Ability and skill are the same thing

According to the specificity hypothesis, how are the performances of different skills related?

• They are weakly correlated

• They are moderately correlated

• They are strongly correlated

• They are completely unrelated

What is the relative age effect in sports?

• Age has no effect on sports performance

• Older children born earlier in the year tend to have an advantage in sports

• Younger children born later in the year tend to have an advantage in sports

• Children born in the middle of the year tend to have an advantage in sports

What did the study on the beta signal and gamma symbol coordination reveal?

• Motor systems can produce only a single motor program at one time

• Motor systems can produce multiple motor programs simultaneously

• Motor systems can produce different motor programs for each hand

• Motor systems cannot produce any motor programs

What is the main reason for the ineffectiveness of predicting future success in motor performance?

• Inability to measure motor skills accurately

• Lack of standardized tests for motor skills

• Lack of interest in predicting future success

• Incomplete understanding of the fundamental abilities underlying performance

What is the traditional approach to studying complex movements?

• Observational method

• Experimental method

• Differential method

• Theoretical method

What is the general motor ability hypothesis?

• All motor performances are based on a single ability called general motor ability

• Motor performances are based on multiple independent abilities

• Motor performances are not based on any specific abilities

• Motor performances are based on inherited skills

What is the nature of abilities and how are they distinguished from skills?

• Abilities are related to mental capacity, while skills are related to physical strength

• Abilities are modifiable by practice, while skills are inherited

• Abilities underlie particular skills and are largely inherited genetically, while skills can be modified by practice

• Abilities and skills are the same thing