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What is discovery learning?

A strategy where the learner attempts to solve a movement problem through the exploration of a variety of possible task solutions

Which of the following is true regarding initial instructions that are highly detailed?

They challenge the learner's attentional capacity

Which of the following is NOT true of verbal cues?

They are the same thing as key elements

What does a learning model emphasize?

Movement exploration

Which of the following is the LEAST effective formation?

Full circle

Which of the following is important to do before a skill instruction begins?

Capture the learner's undivided attention

What does an external focus do?

Directs a learner's attention to the effects of his or her actions on the environment

Which of the following statements is true?

The learner's attention should be directed at information rich areas to learn critical environmental regulatory cues

What is the key to the use of a learning model?

The observer views another learner practicing the skill and hears the corresponding instructor feedback

Which of the following is true with respect to sound?

All of the above are true

Which of the following is not an advantage about breaking a skill down into parts?

It focuses on retaining the underlying dynamics of the skill when components are highly interdependent

Part-practice would be recommended when a skill is considered to have what kinds of complexity and organization?

High task complexity

Task complexity is directly correlated with which of the following?

The number of sub-components that make up the skill

What is the name of the degree to which the sub-components of a skill are interdependent?

Task organization

Which of the following skills would be considered high in task complexity?

High jumping

The part-practice technique that separate skills into parts according to spatial or temporal elements is which of the following?

Segmentation

The part-practice technique where skill components that are normally performed simultaneously are partitioned and practiced independently is which of the following?

Fractionation

The part-practice technique that reduces the level of difficulty of the task or some aspect of the task for the learner is which of the following?

Simplification

The technique where two parts are practiced separately then combined once a criterion level has been achieved is which of the following?

Progressive part method

Hitting a ball off of a tee is an example of which of the following?

Simplification

When implementing variable practice, which of the following should be manipulated for closed skills that involve inter trial variability?

Both regulatory and non-regulatory conditions

Which of the following is an example of a non-regulatory condition that could be incorporated into the variable practice schedule for a quarterback?

Crowd noise level

When should variable practice be implemented?

Only when the learned has reached the autonomous stage

Which of the following is not true of variable practice?

It leads to better performance during practice

Which of the following describes blocked practice?

One variation of a skill is practiced repeatedly before practice attempts are given on another skill

Repeated blocked practice provides __ contextual inference

Moderate

Low contextual interference would occur when practice trials are organized following a __

Blocked

Which of the following is the term used to describe practice where the rest component between sessions or practice attempts is equal to or greater than the practice component?

Distributed practice

A massed practice schedule would be the most effective for which of the following?

Discrete skills

Which of the following must be considered when designing practice experiences?

All of the above

What is the optimal viewing perspective from which to observe a skill?

Depends on the skill

What are the specific body movements that are observable and affect a skills performance?

Key elements

Which of the following can be a source for errors in performance?

All of the above

Good decision making begins with good __

Assessment

Which of the following can likely be attributed to a perpetual or decision making problem?

Slow swing initiation

Providing reminders is an appropriate correction for which of the following?

Recall errors

Which of the following would not be considered an underlying cause of a movement execution error?

Failure to identify potential predictors

Teaching a learner how to systematically look for key performance characteristics when assessing a situation will resolve which kinds of errors?

Decision making errors

Which of the following would be considered a sensory error?

The learner failed to see important cues because he or she was in mid blink

A factor that should be considered priot to making a correction is the learners motivation to do so; true or false?

True