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Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 28mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of these is not a type of anxiety?

a)

Competitive state

b)

Competitive trait

c)

Cognitive

d)

Physical

2.

Competitive state anxiety is being anxious...

a)

all the time

b)

to a specific situation

c)

and showing physiological signs of it

d)

and showing psychological signs of it

3.

Competitive trait anxiety is being anxious...

a)

all the time

b)

to a specific situation

c)

and showing physiological signs of it

d)

and showing psychological signs of it

4.

Cognitive anxiety is being anxious...

a)

all the time

b)

to a specific situation

c)

and showing physiological signs of it

d)

and showing psychological signs of it

5.

What is the single channel hypothesis?

a)

The theory that the brain can only deal with one stimuli at a time

b)

The theory that the brain can deal with two stimuli at the same time

c)

The theory that the brain can deal with three stimuli at the same time

d)

The theory that the brain can deal with multiple stimuli at the same time

6.

In the simple information processing model what is the correct order of events

a)

Input - feedback - output - decision making

b)

Output - feedback - decision making - input

c)

Input - decision making - output - feedback

d)

Decision making - input - output - feedback

7.

What is the final stage of learning called?

a)

Ultimate stage

b)

Master stage

c)

Autonomous stage

d)

Associative stage

8.

What kind of feedback is this player receiving?

a)

Intrinsic feedback

b)

Extrinsic feedback

c)

Kinaesthetic feedback

d)

Kind caring feedback

9.

What is a benefit of receiving intrinsic feedback?

a)

Good for beginners (cognitive stage)

b)

Results give a quick measure of success

c)

Feedback can be tailored to suit the performer's ability level

d)

Performers can make immediate adjustments

10.

Which of these shows manual guidance in action?

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

What is a disadvantage to Verbal guidance?

a)

It is immediate. Instructions can be acted on right away.

b)

Learners may resist having the manual guidance taken away

c)

Some movements cannot be accurately explained using words

d)

Demonstrations need to be accurate and expertly performed

12.

Which of these shows mechanical guidance?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

At the cognitive stage of learning how often would a beginner make mistakes?

a)

Many mistakes

b)

Few mistakes

c)

No mistakes

d)

None of the above

14.

Q.3 Which of the following is the THIRD stage of skill learning/progression

a)

Autonomous

b)

Cognitive

c)

Associative

d)

Practice

15.

Practice sessions spread out over time, with rest periods and a greater level of skill retention is...

a)

Massed practice

b)

Part practice

c)

Whole practice

d)

Distributed practice

16.

Whole practice

a)

Is used for simple skills

b)

Involves practicing the skill in one complete sequence

c)

Involves practicing the skill spread out over time

d)

Involves practicing the skill in seperate parts

17.

Which type of skills are completed under conditions where the environments or requirements for the skill are predictable?

a)

Closed skills

b)

Open skills

c)

Continuous skills

d)

Serial skills

18.

Which of the following skills is the most open?

a)

Receiving a pass in Netball, outside

b)

100m sprint

c)

Tenpin bowling

d)

Going for a walk, outside

19.

An example of a Gross motor skill is...

a)

Archery

b)

Jumping

c)

Writing

d)

All of the above

20.

"The beginner's movements will often appear uncoordinated and a large number of errors are common." This relates to which stage?

a)

Associative

b)

Practice

c)

Autonomous

d)

Cognitive

21.
Which of the following practice approaches involves gaining experiences of the complete skill before refining specific aspects or subroutines
a)
Part
b)
Whole
c)
Whole-part-whole
d)
Progressive part
22.
Which approach does the term chaining refer to?
a)
Whole
b)
Part
c)
Progressive part
23.

Massed practice works best when:

a)

performers are highly motivated

b)

the task causes fatigue

c)

motivation is low

d)

the performer lacks interest

24.

A gymnastic routine can involve the linking of several specific skills such as a round off, back flip and splits.

This is an example of:

a)

A continuous skill

b)

A discrete skill

c)

A serial skill

d)

An fine skill

25.

Catching a ball and then catching a frisbee for the first time is an example of what type of transfer?

a)

Bilateral

b)

Proactive

c)

Retroactive

26.

Which of the following hinders the learning of a new skill?

a)

Positive Transfer

b)

Negative Transfer

c)

Proactive Transfer

d)

Bilateral Transfer

27.

Which of the following are ways to minimise negative transfer? (Tick all that apply)

a)

Progressive build up of skills

b)

Teach conflicting skills together

c)

Ensure practice and competitive environments are different

d)

Ensure skills are well learnt before teaching new ones

28.

What are the different types of memory models?

a)

Sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory

b)

Strength memory, flexibility memory, and endurance memory

c)

Physical memory, mental memory, and emotional memory

d)

Muscle memory, bone memory, and joint memory

29.

What is the most appropriate method/type of practice to link to the skill classification 'Open'

a)

Varied

b)

Fixed

c)

Whole part whole

d)

Distributed

30.

Which style is located at column A?

a)

GUIDED DISCOVERY

b)

COMMAND

c)

RECIPROCAL

31.

What is the capacity of the Short term Memory?

a)

5-9 items

b)

7 items

c)

limitless

32.

Which description summarises Input the most accurately...

a)

Is the detection of cues or data from the environment (display).

b)

This is where information is used to decide what needs to be completed. Only holds information for 30 seconds.

c)

Capacity is limitless, for an unlimited duration, stored as motor programmes.

d)

Selective attention takes place here, focus needs to take place on important ques.

33.

Which description summarises short term memory stores the most accurately...

a)

Is the detection of cues or data from the environment (display).

b)

This is where information is used to decide what needs to be completed. Only holds information for 30 seconds.

c)

Capacity is limitless, for an unlimited duration, stored as motor programmes.

d)

Selective attention takes place here, focus needs to take place on important ques.

34.

Which description summarises long term memory stores the most accurately...

a)

Is the detection of cues or data from the environment (display).

b)

This is where information is used to decide what needs to be completed. Only holds information for 30 seconds.

c)

Capacity is limitless, for an unlimited duration, stored as motor programmes.

d)

Selective attention takes place here, focus needs to take place on important ques.

35.

The most appropriate method of remembering more items is...

a)

Chunking

b)

Remembering

c)

Retrieval

36.

How do we make our memory process more effective? Select the correct answers.

a)

Rehearsal - Useful for retrieval of information in short term memory and LTM.

b)

Meaningfulness - The more the information means to you, the more likely we will remember it.

c)

Association - If new information is linked to old information it is makes it relatable.

d)

Avoiding overload - Any new information must be allowed to sink in thus avoiding confusion.

37.

According to Thorndike's Law of Exercise, what happens to a connection if it is not used?

a)

It strengthens

b)

It weakens

c)

It remains the same

38.

What is the term used to describe the process of strengthening a behavior by providing a consequence that is rewarding or punishing?

a)

Classical conditioning

b)

Operant conditioning

c)

Social learning

d)

Habituation

39.

What is the primary focus of Thorndike's Law of Effect?

a)

Rewards and punishments influence behavior

b)

Learning occurs through observation

c)

Practice makes perfect

40.

Which law of Thorndike emphasizes the importance of repetition in learning?

a)

Law of Readiness

b)

Law of Exercise

c)

Law of Effect

41.

According to Thorndike's Laws, what is the role of consequences in shaping behavior?

a)

Consequences have no impact on behavior

b)

Consequences determine the likelihood of behavior repetition

c)

Consequences are irrelevant in the learning process

42.

According to Thorndike's Law of Effect, what happens to a behavior if it is followed by a positive consequence?

a)

The behavior is weakened

b)

The behavior is strengthened

c)

The behavior remains the same

43.

two ways a coach can encourage positive transfer of learning

a)

Make training realistic

b)

Ensure the first skill is well learnt

c)

Use of negative feedback to encourage positive transfer

d)

Train more often

44.

What is the second part of a schema called?

(a)  

45.

A delay when a second stimulus is presented before the first has been processed is the definition of what?

(a)  

46.

A football goalkeeper predicting when a player is going to shoot - is an example of

a)

Spatial Anticipation

b)

Temporal Anticipation

47.

Which three senses used in sports fall under the internal category.

a)

Sight

b)

Touch

c)

Auditory sense

d)

Balance

e)

Kinesthesis

48.

Response time= .................................. + ......................................

(a)  

49.

What practice type does a coach change the practice drills?

(a)  

50.

When the performer controls the start and the speed of the skill (e.g. Penalty in football)

a)

Externally paced

b)

self paced

c)

open

d)

closed

51.

Operant Conditioning is characterised by three key features

a)

Trial and error

b)

Shapes behaviour

c)

mental practice

d)

Manipulates the environment

e)

Attention

52.

Taking away an unpleasant stimulus after the correct response is shown

a)

Positive reinforcement

b)

punishment

c)

negative reinforcement

53.

what does DCR stand for in information processing?

(a)  

54.

what does this define?

The time taken to complete the task.

a)

Movement Time

b)

Response Time

c)

Reaction Time

55.

4. Defined as the addition of pleasant stimulus to increase the response.

a)

Positive reinforcement

b)

Negative reinforcement

c)

Positive punishment

d)

Negative punishment

56.

8. Its main aim is to weaken the response.

a)

Classical Conditioning

b)

Operant Conditioning

c)

Reinforcement

d)

Punishment

57.

What are the 3 ways to dissect a skill?

a)

preparation, execution, recovery

b)

start, middle, end

c)

warm up, main drill, cool down

d)

mentally prepare, physically prepare, perform