Untitled Flashcards Set

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🃏 Flashcard 1

Q: What are the two main types of motor skills?
A:

1. Gross Motor Skills – Large muscle movements (e.g., running, jumping).

2. Fine Motor Skills – Small, precise movements (e.g., writing, buttoning a shirt).

🃏 Flashcard 2

Q: What are the three characteristics of skill according to Guthrie (1952)?
A:

1. Maximum certainty – Reliable performance, less luck involved.

2. Minimal energy – Efficient movement with little effort.

3. Minimal time – Quick execution without sacrificing accuracy.

🃏 Flashcard 3

Q: What are the three elements of skill performance?
A:

1. Perception – Detecting relevant environmental cues.

2. Decision-Making – Choosing the right movement.

3. Execution – Performing the movement correctly.

🃏 Flashcard 4

Q: What are open and closed skills? Give examples.
A:

• Closed Skill – Performed in a stable, predictable environment (e.g., swimming in an empty pool).

• Open Skill – Performed in an unpredictable environment (e.g., playing basketball).

🃏 Flashcard 5

Q: What are discrete, serial, and continuous skills?
A:

• Discrete Skill – Short, single movement (e.g., throwing a ball).

• Serial Skill – A sequence of discrete skills (e.g., gymnastics routine).

• Continuous Skill – Ongoing, rhythmic movement (e.g., running).

🃏 Flashcard 6

Q: What are the three stages of information processing?
A:

1. Stimulus Identification – Recognizing a stimulus (e.g., detecting a tiger nearby).

2. Response Selection – Deciding on an action (e.g., choosing to run away).

3. Movement Programming – Organizing the movement (e.g., physically running).

🃏 Flashcard 7

Q: Define reaction time (RT) and movement time (MT).
A:

• Reaction Time (RT) – Time from stimulus detection to movement start.

• Movement Time (MT) – Time from start to completion of movement.

• Response Time = RT + MT.

🃏 Flashcard 8

Q: What is Hick’s Law?
A:

• More choices = Slower reaction time (RT).

• Example: Deciding shoot, dribble, or pass in basketball takes longer than just starting a sprint after a gunshot.

🃏 Flashcard 9

Q: What is stimulus-response (S-R) compatibility?
A:

• More natural responses = Faster reaction time (RT).

• Example:

  • Compatible – Turning a bike handle left moves the bike left.

  • Incompatible – Steering a sailboat left makes it go right.

🃏 Flashcard 10

Q: What are the types of anticipation?
A:

1. Spatial – Predicting what and where (e.g., positioning for a badminton drop shot).

2. Temporal – Predicting when (e.g., blocking a volleyball spike at the right time).

🃏 Flashcard 11

Q: What are the three memory systems?
A:

1. Short-Term Sensory Store (STSS) – Holds raw sensory data for ~1-3 seconds.

2. Short-Term Memory (STM) – "Working memory" for active thinking (~minutes).

3. Long-Term Memory (LTM) – Permanent storage of learned info.

💡 Study Tip:

• Quiz yourself with these flashcards!

• Focus on understanding concepts instead of just memorizing.

• Try explaining answers in your own words.

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