Chapter 8, Individual Differences Video Solutions, Motor Learning and Control: From Theory to Practice

Problem 1

Traits
a. can be improved with practice.
b. include only physical capacities.
c. vary in number from one person to another.
d. are genetically inherited.

Derrick Danso

Numerade Educator

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Problem 2

Although not all motor abilities have been identified, the number believed to exist by most experts is
a. between 20 and 30 .
b. between 40 and 50 .
c. between 100 and 200 .
d. in the thousands.

Hast Aggarwal

Numerade Educator

01:00

Any person's potential for performance success in a particular motor skill is
a. a combination of genetics and experience.
b. determined entirely by inherited factors.
c. determined entirely by experience.
d. directed by inherited interests but determined by experience.

Emily Robinson

Numerade Educator

01:15

Problem 4

Compared to fraternal twins raised apart, identical twins raised apart are $\qquad$ to have similar patterns of interest and performance in sports and physical activities.
a. less likely
b. more likely
c. no more or less likely
d. The evidence is unclear and still debated.

Alexa Moschella

Numerade Educator

03:03

Problem 5

Keele and colleagues have identified several highly correlated motor abilities, leading them to suggest the existence of a general $\qquad$ ability.
a. balancing
b. force production
c. timing
d. locomotive

Keronhica Desir

Numerade Educator

Problem 6

The best conclusion regarding all-around athletes is that they
a. are genetically predetermined to excel at all motor skills.
b. possess a strong global motor ability.
c. have benefited from richer environmental experiences than others.
d. are lucky at the genetic draw.

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Problem 7

How many motor abilities are identified within Fleishman's taxonomy?

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Problem 8

What is the correlation coefficient for a perfect positive correlation?

Anjali Nagulpally

Numerade Educator

Problem 9

Parents who are exceptionally tall are most likely to have children who are shorter than they are, just as parents who are significantly shorter than normal are most likely to have children taller than they are. This phenomenon is called $\qquad$

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