PGA PGM 3.0 - Level 3 Practice Questions - Advanced Teaching and Coaching

A teacher determines that a student better relates to internal motor imagery. What technique would be most successful for this student? - Answer- Using internal imagery. Player imagines what they see and feel when they execute the swing from the performer's perspective What is the cognitive rehearsal of a physical activity in the absence of any observable muscular movement? - Answer- Mental practice What is a conscious experience in which a player uses all her senses to create or recreate the execution of a motor skill in the player's mind? - Answer- Motor imagery A student relates primarily to which type of imagery if she is unable to learn from a face-on video of her swing? - Answer- External imagery A student relates primarily to which type of imagery if she is able to learn from a face-on video of her swing? - Answer- Internal imagery Does cognitively rehearsing procedural skills at a fast rate before physically performing them interfere with the benefits of mental practice? - Answer- Practicing at a faster rate helps to remember the steps they need to perform What is the definition of modeling when used for teaching and coaching? - Answer- The use of a demonstration as a means of conveying information about how to perform a motor skill. (Observational learning, used in demonstration) When is mental practice and motor imagery most effective? - Answer- When used in conjunction with physical practice What is the best way for beginners to improve their shot performance? - Answer- Combine mental and physical practice What makes 'cognitive hypothesis' an effective learning tool? - Answer- Helps identify what to do and where to focus attention Which condition enhances the benefits of mental practice? - Answer- Cognitive hypothesis Based on research, at what speed should a skill be mentally rehearsed prior to actual performance? - Answer- The same as actual performance (the same speed)