A _______ is defined as the
bility to perform a task well: expertise - ANSWERskill
The Father of Gross Motor Skills was... - ANSWERFranklin M. Henry
Is the Knee Jerk Stretch Reflex a Skill? - ANSWERNO. Skills are performed voluntarily.
What are the two different types of skills? - ANSWERC...
HBIO 400 - Midterm 1 Review Questions
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A _______ is defined as the
bility to perform a task well: expertise - ANSWERskill
The Father of Gross Motor Skills was... - ANSWERFranklin M. Henry
Is the Knee Jerk Stretch Reflex a Skill? - ANSWERNO. Skills are performed voluntarily.
What are the two different types of skills? - ANSWERCognitive and Motor Skills.
People learn a ______ to perform a specific _____ skill. - ANSWERMovement, Motor
Skill
______ skill performance is determined by the accomplishment of a specific goal. -
ANSWERMotor
_________ are evaluated in terms of the specific body, hand, limb, head muscle
activity. - ANSWERMovements
Optimal Performance with Minimal effort is called... - ANSWERMovement Economy
Features of Motor Skills (5) - ANSWER1. Movements that have a specific goal
2. Performed with high reproducibility
3. Performed in the most efficient way (economy)
4. Learn skills with practice
5. The ability to achieve the goal in minimum time
Who studies a reception of a stimuli? - ANSWERCognitive Psychologist
Who studies the control of the movement? (4) - ANSWERNeuroscientist, Cognitive
Psychologist, Biomechanist and Physiologist
Who studies the learning of the skill? - ANSWERKinesiologist
______ ______ _____ involve large muscle groups and usually require limited
precision. - ANSWERGross Motor Skills
_____ _____ ______ involve smaller muscle groups and are often associated with
intricate and precise movements that require high eye-hand coordination. -
ANSWERFine Motor Skills
Which type of motor skills are achieved first in children? - ANSWERGross Motor Skills
, These skills depend on the extent to which the environment is stable and predictable
throughout the action. (3) - ANSWEROpen, Closed, Mix skills
This skill is demonstrated when the environment is stable and predictable. -
ANSWERClosed Skill
This skill is demonstrated when the environment is variable and unpredictable during
the action. - ANSWEROpen Skill
The environment of this skill is semi-predictable. - ANSWERMixed Skill
In ____ skills the performer always has to respond to moment to moment variations in
the environment. - ANSWEROpen
____ motor skills can be called self-paced. - ANSWERClosed
____ motor skills can be called externally paced. - ANSWEROpen
The _____ ______ includes the specific physical location where the skill is performed--
the supporting surface, the objects involved, and the people involved. -
ANSWEREnvironmental Context
Performers can initiate that movement at will in this type of skill. - ANSWERClosed Skill
Performer needs to respond to the environment and adjust his/her movements
according to external conditions. - ANSWEROpen Skill
What are the three perceptual motor skills? - ANSWER1. Interpretation (perceptual)
2. Decision (cognitive)
3. Movement (Motor)
What is the process for perceptual motor skills? - ANSWER1. Perceiving the
environmental features
2. Deciding what to do, where and when to do it
3. Generating the movements to achieve the goal
What are the three types of skills that show movement is an ongoing stream of behavior
as opposed to a brief well-defined action? - ANSWERDiscrete Skills, Continuous Skills,
Serial Skill
This skill has an easily defined beginning and end. - ANSWERDiscrete Skills (throwing
a dart, flipping a light switch, shooting a rifle)
This skill does not have a specific beginning and end. - ANSWERContinuous Skill
(steering a cart, swimming, tracking task)
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