PGA PGM 3.0 Level 3 Test 2026
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• What is the cognitive rehearsal of a physical activity in the absence of
any observable muscular movement? Answer: 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?
Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: Internal imagery
• Does cognitively rehearsing procedural skills at a fast rate before
physically performing them interfere with the benefits of mental
practice? Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer:
When used in conjunction with physical practice
• What is the best way for beginners to improve their shot performance?
Answer: Combine mental and physical practice
• What makes 'cognitive hypothesis' an effective learning tool? Answer:
Helps identify what to do and where to focus attention
• Which condition enhances the benefits of mental practice? Answer:
Cognitive hypothesis
• Based on research, at what speed should a skill be mentally rehearsed
prior to actual performance? Answer: The same as actual performance
(the same speed)
• What is an effective means of helping a beginner to use motor imagery
to improve performance? Answer: Combine with physical performance
• What situation justifies substituting mental practice for physical
practice? Answer: When the student cannot physically practice
,• According to research, what will optimize performance when
combining mental and physical practice? Answer: Recall past shots,
execute prior memory
• What is an example of "Form Focus of Attention"? Answer: Stance,
ball position, posture
• What is an example of retroactive transfer? Answer: 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?
Answer: 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? Answer: Proactive transfer
• What determines the transfer of golf skill learning? Answer: Time,
structural similarity, skills and goals, skill level
• What conditions lead to greater learning transfer? Answer:
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?
Answer: 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? Answer: 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?
Answer: Stimulus generalization
• 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? Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: Learning was retained and positively
transferred between lessons
Advanced Exam Prep Questions |
Fully Solved and Explained |
Comprehensive Review Pack
• What is the cognitive rehearsal of a physical activity in the absence of
any observable muscular movement? Answer: 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?
Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: Internal imagery
• Does cognitively rehearsing procedural skills at a fast rate before
physically performing them interfere with the benefits of mental
practice? Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer:
When used in conjunction with physical practice
• What is the best way for beginners to improve their shot performance?
Answer: Combine mental and physical practice
• What makes 'cognitive hypothesis' an effective learning tool? Answer:
Helps identify what to do and where to focus attention
• Which condition enhances the benefits of mental practice? Answer:
Cognitive hypothesis
• Based on research, at what speed should a skill be mentally rehearsed
prior to actual performance? Answer: The same as actual performance
(the same speed)
• What is an effective means of helping a beginner to use motor imagery
to improve performance? Answer: Combine with physical performance
• What situation justifies substituting mental practice for physical
practice? Answer: When the student cannot physically practice
,• According to research, what will optimize performance when
combining mental and physical practice? Answer: Recall past shots,
execute prior memory
• What is an example of "Form Focus of Attention"? Answer: Stance,
ball position, posture
• What is an example of retroactive transfer? Answer: 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?
Answer: 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? Answer: Proactive transfer
• What determines the transfer of golf skill learning? Answer: Time,
structural similarity, skills and goals, skill level
• What conditions lead to greater learning transfer? Answer:
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?
Answer: 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? Answer: 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?
Answer: Stimulus generalization
• 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? Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: Learning was retained and positively
transferred between lessons
