Unit 1 - Topic 1: Motor Learning exam 2024/2025
with questions and correct answers
Cognitive Systems Approach - CORRECT ANSWER The brain acts as the central
command center for the body. It creates action plans for movements based on
information it receives from the body's senses and instructs the muscles to perform
these actions in a linear order (i.e. step-by-step)
Cognitive Stage - CORRECT ANSWER the first stage of Fitts and Posner's stages of
learning model; during this stage, the learner is trying to understand the skill and
figuring out exactly what needs to be done in order to perform it
Associative Stage - CORRECT ANSWER the second stage of Fitts and Posner's stages
of learning model; during this stage, the learner has grasped the fundamentals and
mechanics of the skill and their performance becomes more consistent with fewer errors
Autonomous Stage - CORRECT ANSWER the third stage of Fitts and Posner's stages
of learning model; during this stage, the learner can perform the skill consistently and
fluently in different environments without conscious effort
Dynamic Systems Approach - CORRECT ANSWER The intelligence that coordinates
and controls body movements is the result of complex interactions between the
individual, the environment, and the task
Task Constraints - CORRECT ANSWER any aspect of a task that an athlete needs to
overcome or adapt to (e.g. rule of a game)
Environmental Constraints - CORRECT ANSWER any changeable aspect of the
environment that an athlete needs to overcome or adapt to (e.g. weather)
Individual Constraints - CORRECT ANSWER any individual characteristic that an
athlete needs to overcome or adapt to (e.g. height, weight, skill level)
Distributed Practice - CORRECT ANSWER When a skill is practiced with periods of rest
that are equal to (or longer than) the periods spent training
Massed Practice - CORRECT ANSWER When a skill is practiced in a continuous and
constant manner (and rest periods are either very short or non-existent)
Part Practice - CORRECT ANSWER When a skill is practiced in its separate parts
Whole Practice - CORRECT ANSWER When a skill is practiced in its entirety.
with questions and correct answers
Cognitive Systems Approach - CORRECT ANSWER The brain acts as the central
command center for the body. It creates action plans for movements based on
information it receives from the body's senses and instructs the muscles to perform
these actions in a linear order (i.e. step-by-step)
Cognitive Stage - CORRECT ANSWER the first stage of Fitts and Posner's stages of
learning model; during this stage, the learner is trying to understand the skill and
figuring out exactly what needs to be done in order to perform it
Associative Stage - CORRECT ANSWER the second stage of Fitts and Posner's stages
of learning model; during this stage, the learner has grasped the fundamentals and
mechanics of the skill and their performance becomes more consistent with fewer errors
Autonomous Stage - CORRECT ANSWER the third stage of Fitts and Posner's stages
of learning model; during this stage, the learner can perform the skill consistently and
fluently in different environments without conscious effort
Dynamic Systems Approach - CORRECT ANSWER The intelligence that coordinates
and controls body movements is the result of complex interactions between the
individual, the environment, and the task
Task Constraints - CORRECT ANSWER any aspect of a task that an athlete needs to
overcome or adapt to (e.g. rule of a game)
Environmental Constraints - CORRECT ANSWER any changeable aspect of the
environment that an athlete needs to overcome or adapt to (e.g. weather)
Individual Constraints - CORRECT ANSWER any individual characteristic that an
athlete needs to overcome or adapt to (e.g. height, weight, skill level)
Distributed Practice - CORRECT ANSWER When a skill is practiced with periods of rest
that are equal to (or longer than) the periods spent training
Massed Practice - CORRECT ANSWER When a skill is practiced in a continuous and
constant manner (and rest periods are either very short or non-existent)
Part Practice - CORRECT ANSWER When a skill is practiced in its separate parts
Whole Practice - CORRECT ANSWER When a skill is practiced in its entirety.
