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PGA PGM 3.0 Level 3 Practice Questions
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A teacher determines that a student better relates to internal motor imagery.
What technique would be most successful for this student?
Using internal imagery. Player imagines what they see and feel when they execute
the swing from the performer's perspective
What is the cognitive rehearsal of a physical activity in the absence of any
observable muscular movement?
Mental practice
What is a conscious experience in which a player uses all her senses to create or
recreate the execution of a motor skill in the player's mind?
Motor imagery
A student relates primarily to which type of imagery if she is unable to learn
from a face-on video of her swing?
External imagery
A student relates primarily to which type of imagery if she is able to learn from a
face-on video of her swing?
Internal imagery
Does cognitively rehearsing procedural skills at a fast rate before physically
performing them interfere with the benefits of mental practice?
False - practicing at a faster rate helps remember the steps they need to perform
What is the definition of modeling when used for teaching and coaching?
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The use of a demonstration as a means of conveying information about how to
perform a motor skill. (Observational learning, used in demonstration)
When is mental practice and motor imagery most effective?
When used in conjunction with physical practice
What is the best way for beginners to improve their shot performance?
Combine mental and physical practice
What makes 'cognitive hypothesis' an effective learning tool?
Helps identify what to do and where to focus attention
Which condition enhances the benefits of mental practice?
Cognitive hypothesis
Based on research, at what speed should a skill be mentally rehearsed prior to
actual performance?
The same as actual performance (the same speed)
What is an effective means of helping a beginner to use motor imagery to
improve performance?
Combine with physical performance
What situation justifies substituting mental practice for physical practice?
When the student cannot physically practice
According to research, what will optimize performance when combining mental
and physical practice?
Recall past shots, execute prior memory
What is an example of "Form Focus of Attention"?
Stance, ball position, posture
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What is an example of retroactive transfer?
Subsequent learning of a skill affects ability to perform previous acquired skill
What is the influence of a previous skill on the current skill to be learned
regardless of whether the influence is positive or negative?
Proactive transfer
Addison has acquired a new student who previously played ice hockey. During
the opening interview, Addison asks questions to find out ways he can take
advantage of previous learning, what skills to teach, and what order to teach
them. This is an example of what learning transfer concept?
Proactive transfer
What determines the transfer of golf skill learning?
Time, structural similarity, skills and goals, skill level
What conditions lead to greater learning transfer?
Same/similar conditions, same/similar skills
What term is used to describe transferring a learned skill of a 20-foot chip onto a
practice green to a 50-foot chip on the same practice green?
Response generalization
What type of transfer likely occurs when applying the skill of a 20-foot chip
learned in practice to a situation for a 20-foot chip in a club championship
tournament?
Slightly positive transfer
What term is used to describe learning the skill of putting on a practice green
and effectively transferring to various greens on the golf course?
Stimulus generalization
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How is the "transfer effect" most likely to influence a situation where a player
with an over-the-top down swing is being taught to drop the club below the
shaft plane?
Negatively
A student and his coach have been practicing high pitch shots from tight lies that
he expects to find on the golf course for an upcoming tournament. What best
describes the learning transfer concept involved in this situation?
Stimulus generalization
A relatively new golfer has taken a series of golf lessons beginning with putting,
then chipping, then pitching, and most recently full swing with his irons. He has
been able to transfer the relationship of impact from previous lessons to his full
swing. Why has this student succeeded in his golf learning?
Learning was retained and positively transferred between lessons
What approach is recommended to optimize learning transfer of a golf skill?
Simulating practice at a level of difficulty that is similar to actual playing conditions
What is an example of a pre-swing adjustment?
Posture, ball position, grip, alignment
Are some pre-swing changes that influence swing execution more challenging to
learn and implement than others? (True/False)
True
What adjustments are recommended prior to making in-swing adjustments?
Pre-swing adjustments
What types of changes are easiest to learn and often result in rapid
improvement in performance?
Pre-swing adjustments
PGA PGM 3.0 Level 3 Practice Questions
and Answers Latest Version Top Rated
A teacher determines that a student better relates to internal motor imagery.
What technique would be most successful for this student?
Using internal imagery. Player imagines what they see and feel when they execute
the swing from the performer's perspective
What is the cognitive rehearsal of a physical activity in the absence of any
observable muscular movement?
Mental practice
What is a conscious experience in which a player uses all her senses to create or
recreate the execution of a motor skill in the player's mind?
Motor imagery
A student relates primarily to which type of imagery if she is unable to learn
from a face-on video of her swing?
External imagery
A student relates primarily to which type of imagery if she is able to learn from a
face-on video of her swing?
Internal imagery
Does cognitively rehearsing procedural skills at a fast rate before physically
performing them interfere with the benefits of mental practice?
False - practicing at a faster rate helps remember the steps they need to perform
What is the definition of modeling when used for teaching and coaching?
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The use of a demonstration as a means of conveying information about how to
perform a motor skill. (Observational learning, used in demonstration)
When is mental practice and motor imagery most effective?
When used in conjunction with physical practice
What is the best way for beginners to improve their shot performance?
Combine mental and physical practice
What makes 'cognitive hypothesis' an effective learning tool?
Helps identify what to do and where to focus attention
Which condition enhances the benefits of mental practice?
Cognitive hypothesis
Based on research, at what speed should a skill be mentally rehearsed prior to
actual performance?
The same as actual performance (the same speed)
What is an effective means of helping a beginner to use motor imagery to
improve performance?
Combine with physical performance
What situation justifies substituting mental practice for physical practice?
When the student cannot physically practice
According to research, what will optimize performance when combining mental
and physical practice?
Recall past shots, execute prior memory
What is an example of "Form Focus of Attention"?
Stance, ball position, posture
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What is an example of retroactive transfer?
Subsequent learning of a skill affects ability to perform previous acquired skill
What is the influence of a previous skill on the current skill to be learned
regardless of whether the influence is positive or negative?
Proactive transfer
Addison has acquired a new student who previously played ice hockey. During
the opening interview, Addison asks questions to find out ways he can take
advantage of previous learning, what skills to teach, and what order to teach
them. This is an example of what learning transfer concept?
Proactive transfer
What determines the transfer of golf skill learning?
Time, structural similarity, skills and goals, skill level
What conditions lead to greater learning transfer?
Same/similar conditions, same/similar skills
What term is used to describe transferring a learned skill of a 20-foot chip onto a
practice green to a 50-foot chip on the same practice green?
Response generalization
What type of transfer likely occurs when applying the skill of a 20-foot chip
learned in practice to a situation for a 20-foot chip in a club championship
tournament?
Slightly positive transfer
What term is used to describe learning the skill of putting on a practice green
and effectively transferring to various greens on the golf course?
Stimulus generalization
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How is the "transfer effect" most likely to influence a situation where a player
with an over-the-top down swing is being taught to drop the club below the
shaft plane?
Negatively
A student and his coach have been practicing high pitch shots from tight lies that
he expects to find on the golf course for an upcoming tournament. What best
describes the learning transfer concept involved in this situation?
Stimulus generalization
A relatively new golfer has taken a series of golf lessons beginning with putting,
then chipping, then pitching, and most recently full swing with his irons. He has
been able to transfer the relationship of impact from previous lessons to his full
swing. Why has this student succeeded in his golf learning?
Learning was retained and positively transferred between lessons
What approach is recommended to optimize learning transfer of a golf skill?
Simulating practice at a level of difficulty that is similar to actual playing conditions
What is an example of a pre-swing adjustment?
Posture, ball position, grip, alignment
Are some pre-swing changes that influence swing execution more challenging to
learn and implement than others? (True/False)
True
What adjustments are recommended prior to making in-swing adjustments?
Pre-swing adjustments
What types of changes are easiest to learn and often result in rapid
improvement in performance?
Pre-swing adjustments
