Motor Skills Classification Quiz

Motor skills can be classified under 4 broad headings. Name the missing two. 1. Environmental influence (open/closed) 2. Difficulty

• 3. Muscular involvement (gross/fine), 4. Temporal patterning (discrete/serial/continuous)

• 3. Cognitive involvement (high/low), 4. Physical demand (high/low)

• 3. Skill level (beginner/expert), 4. Motivation (intrinsic/extrinsic)

• 3. Feedback type (intrinsic/extrinsic), 4. Learning style (visual/auditory)

Is weightlifting classified as a Gross or Fine Motor skill?

• Gross Motor skill

• Fine Motor skill

Which skill is more complex?

• Hitting a tee ball

• Batting in softball

Fitts and Posner proposed that Motor Learning happens in 3 distinct progressive stages. What are they in order?

• Cognitive, Associative, Autonomous

• Associative, Cognitive, Autonomous

• Autonomous, Cognitive, Associative

• Cognitive, Autonomous, Associative

Which stage is this? “The learning of a new skill in which movement patterns become more refined and consistent through practice”. Also known as the intermediate stage.

• Cognitive Stage

• Associative Stage

• Autonomous Stage

• Initial Stage

The basic process of coaching or teaching a skill occurs in 4 stages. Fill in the blank for stage 2: 1. Introduce the skill to be learned 2. ________ 3. Practice the skill 4. Correct errors and provide feedback

• Demonstrate the skill

• Ignore the skill

• Discuss the skill

• Evaluate the skill

To analyse performance, coaches may use Videos and/or ___________?

• Statistics

• Interviews

• Surveys

• Feedback

Which stage of Tuckman’s theory of team development has a high dependence on leader guidance and direction?

• Forming

• Storming

• Norming

• Performing

What stage of Tuckman’s theory suggests that cliques may form/power struggles occur?

• Forming

• Storming

• Norming

• Performing

True or False, an aerobics class is classified as a team

• True

• False