Learning - ANSWERa change in the capability of a person to perform a skill that must be inferred from a relatively permanent improvement in performance as a result of practice or experience
Performance - ANSWERthe behavioural act of executing a skill at a specific time and in a specific situatio...
XNB278 skill acquisition Questions &
Answers
Learning - ANSWERa change in the capability of a person to perform a skill that must
be inferred from a relatively permanent improvement in performance as a result of
practice or experience
Performance - ANSWERthe behavioural act of executing a skill at a specific time and in
a specific situation
Motor skills (actions) - ANSWERActivities or tasks that require voluntary control over
movements of the joints and body segments to achieve a goal.
Abilities - ANSWERStable traits or capacities that are generally genetically determined
and underlie skilled performance.
One-dimensional - ANSWEROne common characteristic, often expressed as a
continuum (e.g., hot, cold).
Precision of movement - ANSWERSize of primary musculature required.
Nature of movement organisation - ANSWERStart and end points of the movement
Predictability of the environment - ANSWERStability in the environmental context
Fine Motor Skill - ANSWERRequires control of small muscles & high precision.
Gross Motor Skill - ANSWERRequires large musculature; often involves multiarticular
movements
Discrete movements - ANSWERrecognizable beginning and end
Serial movents - ANSWERA series of discrete skills
Continuous movements - ANSWERArbitrary beginning and end points
Closed Motor skill - ANSWERlimited changes in the environment; generally self-times
Open Motor Skill - ANSWERUnpredictable and changing environment; timed by
something external
Performance outcome measures - ANSWERa category of motor skill performance
measures that indicate the outcome or result of performing a motor skill
, Error measures - ANSWERallow us to evaluate performance for skills that have spatial
or temporal accuracy action goals
performance production measures - ANSWERa category of motor skill performance
measures that indicates the performance of specific aspects of the motor control system
during an action
Kinematics - ANSWERdescription of motion without regard to force or mass
Kinetics - ANSWERthe role of force as a cause of motion
Eye tracking - ANSWERTracks central vision while performing a task
Absolute Error (AE) - ANSWERDeviation from the target or desired performance
expressed as a positive number (ignores the direction)
Constant Error (CE) - ANSWERSigned deviation from the target or desired performance
(amount and direction of error)
Variable Error (VE) - ANSWERmeasure of performance consistency (variability)
Quality Movement Diagnosis (QMD - ANSWERsystematic observation of the quality of
human movement to guide in the design of an appropriate intervention to improve
performance.
critical features - ANSWERThe key features of a movement that are necessary for safe,
efficient, and successful performance
Experience - ANSWEROften based upon anecdotal evidence, influenced by personal
biases
Expert Opinion - ANSWEROften confliction, different experts have different opinions,
influenced by the technique of current champions, experts often inaccurate in their self-
reports
scientific research - ANSWERinformation that is based upon data, usually best source
of information, but still needs critiquing
The General Motor Ability Hypothesis - ANSWERStates that the many different motor
abilities that exist in an individual are highly related and can be characterised into a
single, overall motor ability.
The Specificity of Motor Abilities Hypothesis - ANSWERStates that the many different
motor abilities that exist in an individual are relatively independent.
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