KIN 251 MSU Final Exam Questions and Answers with complete solution

What is motor learning? - Answer-A set of processes associated with practice or experience leading to relatively permanent gains in the capability for skilled performance What are the 3 stages motor learning? - Answer-cognitive, associative, and autonomous Explain the cognitive stage. - Answer-understanding movement, frequent errors, still thinks in the movement Explain the associative stage. - Answer-use of technique, understands errors Explain the autonomous stage. - Answer-movements are automatic, doesn't think about technique What are the determinants of learning? - Answer-capability and practice/experience T/F: learning produces an acquired capability for skilled performance - Answer-T T/F: learning changes are relatively transitory, not permanent - Answer-F, are relatively permanent, not transitory (ex: water boiling vs. egg boiled) T/F: learning is NOT directly observable - Answer-T How is motor performance measured? - Answer-By performance curves What are performance curves? - Answer-plots of individual or average performance against practice trials T/F: performance curves can have an increase or decrease trend with practice depending on the test scoring method - Answer-TIn a performance curve, improvements show steep curve first, followed by more gradual curve later on, T/F? - Answer-T What are the 3 limits of performance curves? - Answer-1. they are NOT learning curves; does not indicate permanent change 2. between subject effects are masked; false impression that all subjects improve at same rate 3. within subject variability is masked; performance fluctuations within single person masked by averaging the trials T/F: the effects of practice are only temporary - Answer-F, can be relatively permanent or both How long do relatively permanent effects last? - Answer-Days to years What symptoms come from temporary practice? - Answer-Fatigue, lethargy T/F: performance is affected maximally by simultaneous temporary and relatively permanent factors - Answer-T What is the transfer design? - Answer-test designed to identify type of performance change What are the 2 tests done in a transfer design? - Answer-Transfer test and retention test What is a transfer test? - Answer-Change of test conditions What is a retention test? - Answer-test done after an empty period without practice