KNH 184- Final Exam Practice Questions
1. A(n) is a learned, goal-directed activity entailing a wide range of human behaviors.
a. task
b. movement
c. skill
d. ability: c. skill
2. Which of the following is not a closed motor skill?
a. Typing
b. Springboard diving
c. Basketball free throw
d. Mountain biking: d. mountain biking
3. Three components of motor skills influence their performance and all three must be taken into
account for a full understanding of motor skills. Which of the following is not a component of motor
skills?
a. Task being performed.
b. The environment in which the skill is performed.
c. Person performing the skill.
d. The reason why the skill is being performed.: d. the reason why the skill is being performed
4. Which of the following four persistent problems in the study of motor skills is concerned with the
number of different ways in which any given unit of control is capable of being organized?
a. Perceptual-motor integration problem
b. Serial-order problem
c. Degrees of freedom problem
d. Skill acquisition problem: c. degrees of freedom
5. Which two polar opposites exist on the ends of the continuum of motor skills based upon the
stability of the environment?
a. Self-paced motor skill and automatic motor skill
b. Discrete motor skill and continuous motor skill
c. Closed motor skill and open motor skill
d. Fine motor skill and gross motor skill: c. closed motor skill and open motor skill
6. Which of the following statements regarding the classification of motor skills, based upon
temporal predictability, is true?
a. Discrete skills are typically completed quickly.
b. Discrete skills are often, though not always, repetitive and rhythmic in nature.
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c. Skills which have clearly identifiable beginning and ending points are classified as serial
motor skills.
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1. A(n) is a learned, goal-directed activity entailing a wide range of human behaviors.
a. task
b. movement
c. skill
d. ability: c. skill
2. Which of the following is not a closed motor skill?
a. Typing
b. Springboard diving
c. Basketball free throw
d. Mountain biking: d. mountain biking
3. Three components of motor skills influence their performance and all three must be taken into
account for a full understanding of motor skills. Which of the following is not a component of motor
skills?
a. Task being performed.
b. The environment in which the skill is performed.
c. Person performing the skill.
d. The reason why the skill is being performed.: d. the reason why the skill is being performed
4. Which of the following four persistent problems in the study of motor skills is concerned with the
number of different ways in which any given unit of control is capable of being organized?
a. Perceptual-motor integration problem
b. Serial-order problem
c. Degrees of freedom problem
d. Skill acquisition problem: c. degrees of freedom
5. Which two polar opposites exist on the ends of the continuum of motor skills based upon the
stability of the environment?
a. Self-paced motor skill and automatic motor skill
b. Discrete motor skill and continuous motor skill
c. Closed motor skill and open motor skill
d. Fine motor skill and gross motor skill: c. closed motor skill and open motor skill
6. Which of the following statements regarding the classification of motor skills, based upon
temporal predictability, is true?
a. Discrete skills are typically completed quickly.
b. Discrete skills are often, though not always, repetitive and rhythmic in nature.
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c. Skills which have clearly identifiable beginning and ending points are classified as serial
motor skills.
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