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KNH 184 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A++
2025/2026
Terms in this set (126)
Movement is the only way humans have of affecting the world.
Motor human movement
A. Motor Control
B. Motor Learning
Three Sub-disciplines C. Motor Development- how skills change across
of Motor Behavior the lifespan
primarily focuses on motor control and learning
Motor Control study of how movement is controlled
Motor Learning the study of how movement is learned
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can be conceptualized in two ways.
1) Motor Skill can be seen as a task, such as
skating or swimming, etc.
disc
rete
-
Motor Skill seri
al -
continuous-
open - unpredictable
environment like hitting
someone in football closed-
hitting a dart board it's not
moving
fine - use small
muscles, in hand arms,
and face gross- use
big muscles like legs
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and trunk
cognitive - decision-making and thinking
motor- movement no decision-making involved
There are three critical a. Perceiving-get information (see feel)
elements in the b. Deciding- decide what to do
performance of almost c. Producing- do it
any motor skill
Skill can also be viewed as a level of performance
proficiency
that distinguishes higher-skilled performers from
lower-skilled performers.
Textbook Definition of Skill consists of the ability to bring about
skill or motor skill an end result with maximum certainty,
minimum outlay of energy, or time
and energy
• Maximum certainty of goal
achievement- good chance that
Three Components of someone will do the task
Skill Proficiency • Minimum outlay of energy
• Minimum time to achieve goal
• Error Scores
Absolute error-average
Measuring Skilled unsigned error (+-)
Performance Constant error-
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KNH 184 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A++
2025/2026
Terms in this set (126)
Movement is the only way humans have of affecting the world.
Motor human movement
A. Motor Control
B. Motor Learning
Three Sub-disciplines C. Motor Development- how skills change across
of Motor Behavior the lifespan
primarily focuses on motor control and learning
Motor Control study of how movement is controlled
Motor Learning the study of how movement is learned
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19
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PM
can be conceptualized in two ways.
1) Motor Skill can be seen as a task, such as
skating or swimming, etc.
disc
rete
-
Motor Skill seri
al -
continuous-
open - unpredictable
environment like hitting
someone in football closed-
hitting a dart board it's not
moving
fine - use small
muscles, in hand arms,
and face gross- use
big muscles like legs
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19
, 7/13/25, 7:04
PM
and trunk
cognitive - decision-making and thinking
motor- movement no decision-making involved
There are three critical a. Perceiving-get information (see feel)
elements in the b. Deciding- decide what to do
performance of almost c. Producing- do it
any motor skill
Skill can also be viewed as a level of performance
proficiency
that distinguishes higher-skilled performers from
lower-skilled performers.
Textbook Definition of Skill consists of the ability to bring about
skill or motor skill an end result with maximum certainty,
minimum outlay of energy, or time
and energy
• Maximum certainty of goal
achievement- good chance that
Three Components of someone will do the task
Skill Proficiency • Minimum outlay of energy
• Minimum time to achieve goal
• Error Scores
Absolute error-average
Measuring Skilled unsigned error (+-)
Performance Constant error-
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