KIN366 Exam 1 Review

Features of the environmental context that indirectly influence how motor skill are performed are referred to as:

• Task constraints

• Non-regulatory conditions

• Intrinsic feedback

• Regulatory conditions

Specific factors that influence performance are referred to as:

• resources

• constraints

• goals

• outcomes

The main difference between discrete motor skills and continuous motor skills is:

• Discrete motor skills require more energy than continuous motor skills.

• Discrete motor skills have a clear beginning and end, while continuous motor skills do not.

• Discrete motor skills are always performed slowly, while continuous motor skills are always fast.

• Discrete motor skills involve large muscle groups, while continuous motor skills involve small muscle groups.

__________ are preferred behavioral states.

• oscillators

• attractors

• transients

• repellors

According to OPTIMAL theory, which three characteristics influence the motor control and learning processes?

• Repetition, internal focus, and feedback

• Autonomy, enhanced expectancies, and external focus

• Motivation, practice variability, and goal setting

• Attention, memory, and reaction time

__________ and _________ compose a motor skill’s Response time.

• Coordination and balance

• Speed and acceleration

• Reaction time and movement time

• Force and velocity

When measuring 1-D absolute error is an index of performance __________, constant error is a measure of performance ________, and variable error is a measure of performance _____________?

• consistency, accuracy, bias

• accuracy, bias, consistency

• accuracy, consistency, bias

• bias, consistency, accuracy

Motor skills that involve the sequential completion of several discrete motor skills are:

• Continuous motor skills

• Closed motor skills

• Serial motor skills

• Open motor skills

Gentiles Taxonomy considers both the __________ and __________ of a motor skill.

• speed; accuracy

• environmental context; function of the action

• duration; intensity

• complexity; frequency

Performance outcomes measures are differentiated from performance production measures by:

• assessing only the speed of performance, not the accuracy.

• measuring the number of attempts rather than the quality of performance.

• focusing on the result of a skill rather than the process used to perform it.

• emphasizing the technique used rather than the final outcome.