MLD: Novice & Expert

1. What distinguishes a novice performer's attention during skill performance compared to an expert's?

• A) Novice performers can focus on multiple stimuli simultaneously.
• B) Novice performers focus selectively on relevant stimuli more efficiently than experts.
• C) Novice performers may pay attention to irrelevant environmental stimuli.
• D) Expert performers require more guidance on what stimuli to focus on.

2. Which statement best describes the consistency of skill performance between novice and expert performers?

• A) Novice performers are more consistent in their performance than experts.
• B) Expert performers demonstrate more consistency in their performance.
• C) Novice and expert performers are equally consistent in their performance.
• D) The performance consistency of novice performers is not comparable to that of experts.

3. How do novice performers typically execute skills compared to expert performers?

• A) With less efficiency and more effort.
• B) More efficiently and with less concentration.
• C) With the same level of efficiency but more concentration.
• D) Novices execute skills more automatically than experts.

4. In adapting open skills to external conditions, novice performers:

• A) Have less difficulty than experts.
• B) Adapt as efficiently as expert performers.
• C) Show more adaptability of open skills to varieting environment.
• D) Face more challenges compared to expert performers.

5. Expert performers have superior __________ skills, allowing them to focus more on motor performance.

• A) Motivational and physical
• B) Perceptual and cognitive
• C) Technical and physical
• D) Emotional and motivational

6. The ability of expert performers to process environmental and cognitive stimuli more quickly is due to their:

• A) Greater physical strength.
• B) Higher level of general intelligence.
• C) Superior perceptual and cognitive skills.
• D) More extensive experience in diverse environments.

7. Novice performers' skill learning is enhanced by feedback focused on.

• A) The outcomes of their actions only.
• B) The process of their skill performance or knowledge of performance
• C) General encouragement rather than specific feedback.
• D) Comparing their performance with expert performers.

8. Expert performers differ from novices in their ability to:

• A) Rely solely on intrinsic feedback.
• B) Ignore feedback completely to focus on performance.
• C) Utilize selective attention to focus on relevant stimuli.
• D) Require continuous extrinsic feedback for performance improvement.

9. The primary type of feedback beneficial for novice learners to improve skill execution is:

• A) Knowledge of results.
• B) Knowledge of performance.
• C) External motivational feedback.
• D) Internal feedback on effort and fatigue.

10. The transition from novice to expert performance in sports is characterized by:

• A) Decreased reliance on cognitive processing of environmental stimuli.
• B) Increased need for extrinsic feedback on the outcomes of actions.
• C) A shift from focusing on skill outcomes to focusing on skill processes.
• D) Improved perceptual and cognitive skills leading to quicker stimulus processing.