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MC & L Mid-Sem Exam Prep Part A

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 22mins

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Class
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1.

Imagine Jackson is a bike courier weaving through the busy streets of New York City, dodging taxis and pedestrians. What kind of attentional style does Jackson need to stay safe and deliver packages on time?

a)

Broad-external

b)

Narrow-external

c)

Broad-internal

d)

Narrow-internal

2.

Noah and Grace are preparing for a big strategy game. They need to use the right attentional focus to analyze their next move. Which type of attentional focus should they use when strategic analysis is required?

a)

Broad-external

b)

Narrow-external

c)

Broad-internal

d)

Narrow-internal

3.

Nora and Michael are discussing how arousal affects performance in their sports class. Which theory best captures this relationship?

a)

The inverted U hypothesis

b)

Hick's Law

c)

The cue utilisation hypothesis

d)

Perceptual narrowing

4.

Mia and Michael are preparing for a big sports event. As their excitement rises, they notice it's getting harder to focus on everything around them. What is the term for this narrowing of attentional focus when arousal levels are higher than optimal?

a)

The inverted U principle

b)

Hick's Law

c)

Narrow internal focus

d)

Perceptual narrowing

5.

Kai, Nora, and Aria are learning a new dance move. Which type of instructions would get them to focus on their own body movements while practicing?

a)

Direct the learner to focus on effects of their movements

b)

Direct the learner to focus on performance outcome

c)

Direct the learner to focus on their own body movements

d)

Are better than external attentional focus instructions

6.

Imagine Michael and Charlotte are competing in a mini-golf tournament. The golf putt they are aiming for is an example of a _________ targeting task. Can you help them choose the right answer?

a)

Fixed

b)

Moving

c)

Abstract

d)

Erractic

7.

Imagine Henry, Avery, and James are trying to master a new dance move together. The process of constraining their available degrees of freedom to organise a movement pattern that will help them nail the dance and achieve their goal is called:

a)

Coordination

b)

Control

c)

Dynamic interaction

d)

Specificity

8.

Henry, Jackson, and Aria are discussing features that stay the same in different movements. Which of the following is not considered an invariant feature?

a)

Sequence of actions or components

b)

Specification of muscles and/or limbs

c)

Relative timing

d)

Relative force

9.

Arjun, Anika, and Mia are discussing motor skills in class. They wonder: What are the relatively fixed characteristics that define a generalised motor program called?

a)

Invariant features

b)

Parameters

c)

Schema

d)

Sensory consequences

10.

Hannah and Ethan are exploring the mysteries of instable systems in class. Can you help them figure out which type of attractor states are typical of such systems?

a)

Shallow

b)

Deep

c)

Superficial

d)

Consistent

11.

James, Aria, and Anika are training for a super challenging obstacle course! According to Gentile's taxonomy of motor skills, which of the following describes the most complex skill they might encounter?

a)

Stationary regulatory conditions; no intertrial variability; body stability; no object manipulation

b)

Stationary regulatory conditions; intertrial variability; body stability; object manipulation

c)

In-motion regulatory conditions; no intertrial variability; body transport; object manipulation

d)

In-motion regulatory conditions; intertrial variability; body transport; object manipulation

12.

Imagine Olivia and Anika are learning a new sport. How might a hands-off practitioner help them discover the right moves on their own?

a)

Altering playing area dimensions

b)

Moving a learner's limb into the desired position

c)

Having a patient imitate the practitioner's actions

d)

All of the answers are correct

13.

Olivia, Luna, and Emma are exploring skill taxonomies in week 1!
Can you help them out?

How does intertrial variability play a role in classifying skills in Gentile’s taxonomy? Share your explanation and give an example to help Olivia, Luna, and Emma understand better!

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14.

Imagine Rohan and Evelyn are facing off in a tennis match. Rohan has mastered five different types of serves, while Evelyn can only perform two.

Based on what you learned in week 2 about Understanding movement preparation, explain why Rohan might have an advantage over Evelyn in this match.

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