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MOTOR CONTROL EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AS AT 2-MAY-2026
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS AND
RATIONALES LATEST VERSION SOLVED QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS VERIFIED 100 %
Experimenters have shown that RT can be affected by movement task
characteristics that influence the complexity and duration of the ___ stage.
a. stimulus detection
b. stimulus identification
c. response selection
d. movement programming
d. movement programming
The major roles of open-loop organizations in motor programs include all of
the following except:
a. define and issue commands to the musculature
b. organize degrees of freedom of the muscles and joints into a single unit
c. prevent postural adjustments in preparation for action
d. modulate reflex pathways to ensure achievement of the movement goal
c. prevent postural adjustments in preparation for action
Exteroception provides information to the processing system about _____.
a. the body in space
b. the position of the head
c. balance
d. the state of the environment
d. the state of the environment
_______ is a surgical procedure in which a bundle of nerves is severed and
results in the prevention of nerve impulses reaching the spinal cord; animal
experiments using this surgery provide evidence for motor programs.
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a. Electromyography (EMG)
b. Central pattern generator
c. Reaction time (RT)
d. Deafferentation
d. Deafferentation
______ is the type of accuracy required of rapid movements in which accuracy
of the movement time is important to the performance.
a. Spatial accuracy
b. Temporal accuracy
c. Timing accuracy
d. Velocity accuracy
b. Temporal accuracy
The change in the information provided by the optical array is called
__________.
a. optical change
b. array flow
c. optical flow
d. array change
c. optical flow
When a person attempts to produce the same force on repeated trials,
__________ is thought to be caused by relatively noisy processes that convert
central nervous system impulses into activation of muscle motor units.
a. stability
b. variability
c. auditory distraction
d. timing consistency
b. variability
Evidence for motor programs includes all of the following except:
a. electromyography (EMG)
b. tracking tasks
c. reaction time (RT)
d. deafferentation
b. tracking tasks
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Fitts' Law tells us all of the following except:
a. MT decreases as movement amplitude increases
b. MT increases as the target width decreases
c. MT increases as the aiming accuracy requirement increases
d. the principles of Fitts' Law are valid for a variety of body parts used
a. MT decreases as movement amplitude increases
Fitts' Law states that __________ is linearly related to index of difficulty (ID).
a. width of the target
b. amplitude of the movement
c. reaction time
d. movement time
d. movement time
For a quick pointing movement made with the arm while standing, the first
muscles to activate are the __________.
a. fingers
b. shoulder
c. neck
d. lower back and legs
d. lower back and legs
Investigators from the __________ perspective state that the regularities of
movement patterns are not represented in programs but emerge naturally out
of the complex interactions among degrees of freedom.
a. GMP
b. self-organization
c. black box
d. degrees of freedom
b. self-organization
The M1 feedback loop is at a low level in the spinal cord and does not involve
__________.
a. stereotyped responses
b. rapid responses
c. voluntary control
d. involuntary control
c. voluntary control
MOTOR CONTROL EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AS AT 2-MAY-2026
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS AND
RATIONALES LATEST VERSION SOLVED QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS VERIFIED 100 %
Experimenters have shown that RT can be affected by movement task
characteristics that influence the complexity and duration of the ___ stage.
a. stimulus detection
b. stimulus identification
c. response selection
d. movement programming
d. movement programming
The major roles of open-loop organizations in motor programs include all of
the following except:
a. define and issue commands to the musculature
b. organize degrees of freedom of the muscles and joints into a single unit
c. prevent postural adjustments in preparation for action
d. modulate reflex pathways to ensure achievement of the movement goal
c. prevent postural adjustments in preparation for action
Exteroception provides information to the processing system about _____.
a. the body in space
b. the position of the head
c. balance
d. the state of the environment
d. the state of the environment
_______ is a surgical procedure in which a bundle of nerves is severed and
results in the prevention of nerve impulses reaching the spinal cord; animal
experiments using this surgery provide evidence for motor programs.
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a. Electromyography (EMG)
b. Central pattern generator
c. Reaction time (RT)
d. Deafferentation
d. Deafferentation
______ is the type of accuracy required of rapid movements in which accuracy
of the movement time is important to the performance.
a. Spatial accuracy
b. Temporal accuracy
c. Timing accuracy
d. Velocity accuracy
b. Temporal accuracy
The change in the information provided by the optical array is called
__________.
a. optical change
b. array flow
c. optical flow
d. array change
c. optical flow
When a person attempts to produce the same force on repeated trials,
__________ is thought to be caused by relatively noisy processes that convert
central nervous system impulses into activation of muscle motor units.
a. stability
b. variability
c. auditory distraction
d. timing consistency
b. variability
Evidence for motor programs includes all of the following except:
a. electromyography (EMG)
b. tracking tasks
c. reaction time (RT)
d. deafferentation
b. tracking tasks
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Fitts' Law tells us all of the following except:
a. MT decreases as movement amplitude increases
b. MT increases as the target width decreases
c. MT increases as the aiming accuracy requirement increases
d. the principles of Fitts' Law are valid for a variety of body parts used
a. MT decreases as movement amplitude increases
Fitts' Law states that __________ is linearly related to index of difficulty (ID).
a. width of the target
b. amplitude of the movement
c. reaction time
d. movement time
d. movement time
For a quick pointing movement made with the arm while standing, the first
muscles to activate are the __________.
a. fingers
b. shoulder
c. neck
d. lower back and legs
d. lower back and legs
Investigators from the __________ perspective state that the regularities of
movement patterns are not represented in programs but emerge naturally out
of the complex interactions among degrees of freedom.
a. GMP
b. self-organization
c. black box
d. degrees of freedom
b. self-organization
The M1 feedback loop is at a low level in the spinal cord and does not involve
__________.
a. stereotyped responses
b. rapid responses
c. voluntary control
d. involuntary control
c. voluntary control
