C.2.1 motor learning

What is motor learning best defined as?

• A relatively permanent change in behavior due to experience
• A temporary change in performance
• An innate ability
• A fixed skill level

What distinguishes performance from learning?

• Learning happens instantly
• Performance cannot be measured
• Learning is not observable
• Performance is a temporary occurrence

What is the correct formula for skill acquisition?

• Skill = Muscle + Endurance
• Skill = Effort + Reaction
• Skill = Ability + Technique
• Skill = Strategy + Talent

Which phase of learning involves verbal instruction and frequent mistakes?

• Associative
• Cognitive
• Autonomous
• Perceptual

What is a recognition schema?

• Visual stimulus
• Memory of how the action felt
• Motor program creation
• Feedback from a coach

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What is a generalized motor pattern?

• Fundamental movement like running
• A fine-tuned sport-specific skill
• A perceptual response
• A neurological reflex

What does self-organization mean in motor learning?

• Planning training schedules
• Performing solo sports
• Organizing team drills
• Body coordinates movement without conscious control

What does perception-action coupling describe?

• Connection between stimulus and response
• Memory formation
• Delay between signals
• Independent muscle activity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which of the following would most likely be considered “learning” and not a “performance”?

• Playing a round of golf
• a swimmer racing in a duel meet
• a powerlifter completing 5-reps of bench press
• a soccer match

Which of the following is a motor skill?

• Deciding which pitch to throw in baseball to outsmart a batter
• swinging a baseball bat
• a football kicker understanding wind in how to kick a field goal
• out dribbling a soccer defender