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A level Starter Dec 2024

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a reinforcer?
a)

Anything that decreases the frequency of a behaviour

b)
Anything that the subject likes 
c)
Anything that the subject will work for 
d)

Anything that follows a behaviour and increases the likelihood of a behaviour occurring

2.
What is punishment?
a)
 Anything that the subject will work to avoid
b)
 Any unpleasant stimulus
c)
 Anything that the subject dislikes
d)

 Anything that decreases the likelihood of a behaviour occurring

3.

you can choose more than one.. choose all that apply

a)

High organisation

b)

low organisation

c)

Discrete

d)

Gross

4.

You can pick more than one.. which of the following apply?

a)

Fine

b)

Continuous

c)

Discrete

d)

Closed

5.

You can choose more than one.. choose all that apply

a)

High organisation

b)

Serial

c)

Discrete

d)

Fine

6.
Which learning theory centres on what happens between stimulus and response, understanding processes such as memory?
a)
Cognitivism
b)
Cognitive Behaviourism
c)
Cognitive Constructivism
d)
Constructivism
7.
Skinner's Rats Experiment drew our attention to what aspect of behaviourist learning theory?
a)
Humans are like animals
b)
Reinforcement can strengthen learning
c)
Reintegration of learning
d)
Rat's learn quicker than dogs
8.

Skill acquisition is the process in which an individual learns...

a)

How to get fit

b)

Motor skills

c)

How to exercise

d)

Sensory skills

9.

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

10.

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

11.

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

12.

An example of a Gross motor skill is...

a)

Archery

b)

Jumping

c)

Writing

d)

All of the above

13.
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
14.
Which approach does the term chaining refer to?
a)
Whole
b)
Part
c)
Progressive part
15.

What type of skill is surfing?

a)

gross and closed

b)

fine and open

c)

gross and open

d)

fine and closed

16.

Massed practice works best when:

a)

performers are highly motivated

b)

the task causes fatigue

c)

motivation is low

d)

the performer lacks interest

17.

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

18.

Catching a ball and then catching a frisbee is an example of what type of transfer?

a)

Bilateral

b)

Proactive

c)

Retroactive

19.

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

a)

Positive Transfer

b)

Negative Transfer

c)

Proactive Transfer

d)

Bilateral Transfer

20.

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

21.

A drop goal in rugby is what type of skill?

a)

Closed and complex

b)

Open and Basic

c)

Fine and closed

d)

Open and gross

22.

What is the difference between massed practice and distributed practice in A-Level PE skill acquisition?

a)

The difference is in the color of the practice equipment.

b)

The difference is in the timing and frequency of practice sessions.

c)

The difference is in the temperature of the practice environment.

d)

The difference is in the type of music played during practice sessions.

23.

The whole method of presentation would be the best for a diving routine

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The Pavlov experiment was for which theory of learning?

(a)