PSYC 333 Final Exam – University of British Columbia – Psychology course comprehensive
exam material
perceptual-motor skills - correct answer ✔✔learned movement patterns guided by sensory
inputs
closed skills - correct answer ✔✔skills such as ballet dancing, which consist of performing a
predefined sequence of movement
open skills - correct answer ✔✔skills that require participants to respond based on predication
about the changing demand of the environment
cognitive skills - correct answer ✔✔require you to solve problems or apply strategies rather
than to move your body based on what you perceive
talent - correct answer ✔✔people who seem to master a skill with little effort are often
described as having a talent or " gift" for that skills
experts - correct answer ✔✔people who performa skill better than most and considers to be
experts
rotary pursuit task - correct answer ✔✔in one large study of towns reared apart, trained
participants to perform a skill in which they had to keep the end of a pointed stick, later known
as rotary pursuit task
knowledge of results - correct answer ✔✔feedback about performance, is critical to the
effectiveness of practice
power law of learning - correct answer ✔✔the initial gain in performance is the largest ( shown
a similar acquisition pattern for individual learning the rotary pursuit task)
exam material
perceptual-motor skills - correct answer ✔✔learned movement patterns guided by sensory
inputs
closed skills - correct answer ✔✔skills such as ballet dancing, which consist of performing a
predefined sequence of movement
open skills - correct answer ✔✔skills that require participants to respond based on predication
about the changing demand of the environment
cognitive skills - correct answer ✔✔require you to solve problems or apply strategies rather
than to move your body based on what you perceive
talent - correct answer ✔✔people who seem to master a skill with little effort are often
described as having a talent or " gift" for that skills
experts - correct answer ✔✔people who performa skill better than most and considers to be
experts
rotary pursuit task - correct answer ✔✔in one large study of towns reared apart, trained
participants to perform a skill in which they had to keep the end of a pointed stick, later known
as rotary pursuit task
knowledge of results - correct answer ✔✔feedback about performance, is critical to the
effectiveness of practice
power law of learning - correct answer ✔✔the initial gain in performance is the largest ( shown
a similar acquisition pattern for individual learning the rotary pursuit task)
