HOMI 500 SKILL 1 STRUCTURAL DIAGRAM
TEXT PHILIPPIANS 1 1 30 ESV LIBERTY
UNIVERSITY EXAM SCRIPT 2026 UPDATED
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ The ventral spinal nerve roots consist of ______________ neurons,
while the dorsal spinal nerve roots consist of ______________ neurons.
a) efferent / sensory
b) sensory / afferent
c) afferent / efferent
d) motor / efferent
e) none of the above. Answer: a) efferent / sensory
⩥ According to research published in 2010, and discussed in class,
women's world records in sport improved faster than men's world
records until the year 1983, after which the gender performance gap
stabilized at about:
a) 10%
b) 5%
c) 15%
d) 20%
,e) 1%. Answer: a) 10%
⩥ As presented in the video about the Australian Sports Institute's talent
identification program in women's rowing, the Institute looked for
female volunteers to train as rowers who:
a) had rowing experience
b) had longer than average thighs and forearms
c) had above average intelligence (IQ score above 100)
d) had lower than average resting heart rates
e) all of the above. Answer: b) had longer than average thighs and
forearms
⩥ Which of the following consequences of spinal cord injuries is the
most common?
a) complete paraplegia
b) complete tetraplegia
c) incomplete paraplegia
d) incomplete tetraplegia
e) each of these consequences is equally common (25% ea.). Answer: d)
incomplete tetraplegia
⩥ What is the constant error for the following set of scores [-8, 9, -12, -
2, 4] (target score = 0)?
a) -1.8
,b) -7
c) 2.6
d) -4.4
e) 7. Answer: a) -1.8
⩥ What are the three sub-disciplines within the scientific field of Motor
Behavior?
a) motor skills, motor learning, motor development
b) motor learning, motor development, motor control
c) motor learning, motor abilities, motor skills
d) motor control, motor learning, motor abilities
e) none of the above. Answer: b) motor learning, motor development,
motor control
⩥ Riding a mountain bicycle on an unfamiliar and winding trail is an
example of:
a) a continuous skill
b) a closed skill
c) a serial skill
d) a discrete skill
e) a & b. Answer: a) a continuous skill
, ⩥ On average, peak (best) motor performance is observed between
_______ and _______ years of age.
a) 26 and 35
b) 18 and 25
c) 36 and 40
d) 12 and 17
e) none of the above. Answer: b) 18 and 25
⩥ A spinal cord injury that results in tetraplegia must have occurred in
the __________ spinal region.
a) cervical
b) thoracic
c) sacral
d) lumbar
e) none of the above. Answer: a) cervical
⩥ When attempting to identify candidates who have the abilities
important for becoming successful fighter pilots, the US military (e.g.,
Air Force) uses a test battery. Correlation coefficients computed between
the test battery score and eventual pilot performance are typically:
a) +.1 to +.2
b) -.6 to -.7
c) +.7 to +.8.
TEXT PHILIPPIANS 1 1 30 ESV LIBERTY
UNIVERSITY EXAM SCRIPT 2026 UPDATED
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ The ventral spinal nerve roots consist of ______________ neurons,
while the dorsal spinal nerve roots consist of ______________ neurons.
a) efferent / sensory
b) sensory / afferent
c) afferent / efferent
d) motor / efferent
e) none of the above. Answer: a) efferent / sensory
⩥ According to research published in 2010, and discussed in class,
women's world records in sport improved faster than men's world
records until the year 1983, after which the gender performance gap
stabilized at about:
a) 10%
b) 5%
c) 15%
d) 20%
,e) 1%. Answer: a) 10%
⩥ As presented in the video about the Australian Sports Institute's talent
identification program in women's rowing, the Institute looked for
female volunteers to train as rowers who:
a) had rowing experience
b) had longer than average thighs and forearms
c) had above average intelligence (IQ score above 100)
d) had lower than average resting heart rates
e) all of the above. Answer: b) had longer than average thighs and
forearms
⩥ Which of the following consequences of spinal cord injuries is the
most common?
a) complete paraplegia
b) complete tetraplegia
c) incomplete paraplegia
d) incomplete tetraplegia
e) each of these consequences is equally common (25% ea.). Answer: d)
incomplete tetraplegia
⩥ What is the constant error for the following set of scores [-8, 9, -12, -
2, 4] (target score = 0)?
a) -1.8
,b) -7
c) 2.6
d) -4.4
e) 7. Answer: a) -1.8
⩥ What are the three sub-disciplines within the scientific field of Motor
Behavior?
a) motor skills, motor learning, motor development
b) motor learning, motor development, motor control
c) motor learning, motor abilities, motor skills
d) motor control, motor learning, motor abilities
e) none of the above. Answer: b) motor learning, motor development,
motor control
⩥ Riding a mountain bicycle on an unfamiliar and winding trail is an
example of:
a) a continuous skill
b) a closed skill
c) a serial skill
d) a discrete skill
e) a & b. Answer: a) a continuous skill
, ⩥ On average, peak (best) motor performance is observed between
_______ and _______ years of age.
a) 26 and 35
b) 18 and 25
c) 36 and 40
d) 12 and 17
e) none of the above. Answer: b) 18 and 25
⩥ A spinal cord injury that results in tetraplegia must have occurred in
the __________ spinal region.
a) cervical
b) thoracic
c) sacral
d) lumbar
e) none of the above. Answer: a) cervical
⩥ When attempting to identify candidates who have the abilities
important for becoming successful fighter pilots, the US military (e.g.,
Air Force) uses a test battery. Correlation coefficients computed between
the test battery score and eventual pilot performance are typically:
a) +.1 to +.2
b) -.6 to -.7
c) +.7 to +.8.
