Motor Learning Pre-Test & Post-Test (Blinch) TTU

What is the name of the interval from the go signal to when movement begins?

Information processing and reaction time

What are two misconceptions about long-term memory?

Literal copy, unitary

Which processing stage did Merkel, Hick, and Hyman suggest takes longer with an increase in the number of stimulus-response alternatives?

Response Selection

The dependent variable in Fitts' law is _________, and the dependent variable in Schmidt's law is __________

Movement time, variable error

Where does the ventral stream end and what type of information does it process?

Inferotemporal cortex, "what" information

Damage to the primary visual cortex (V1) causes which disorder?

Blindsight

Which of the following is definitely not an open-loop system?

Thermostat

Where does the dorsal stream end and what type of information does it process?

Posterior Parietal Cortex, "how" information

Fast, automatic corrections are controlled by the ____________ stream, and slow, voluntary corrections are controlled by the ____________ stream.

Dorsal, Ventral

Stimulus-response compatibility affects which stage of information processing?

Response Selection

When should the amount of motor learning be assessed?

Retention or Transfer

Recall the experiment where difficult (long amplitude, small target width) and easy (short amplitude, large target width) movements were compared in unimanual, bimanual symmetric, and bimanual asymmetric conditions (Kelso, Southard, & Goodman, 1979). Which condition exhibited temporal coupling?

Bimanual Symmetric