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Motor Learning and Control: From Theory to Practice

William Edwards

Chapter 1

Introduction - all with Video Answers

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Section 1

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

01:41

Problem 1

Motor skills are
a. inherited at birth.
b. limited to a few well-learned skills.
c. defined as requiring significant amounts of muscular effort.
d. diverse and underlie most daily activities.

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Problem 2

Which of the following topics would be included as an area of study within the discipline of motor control?
a. Motivation
b. Visual perception
c. Practice scheduling
d. The stages of learning

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Problem 3

During the $1950 \mathrm{~s}$ and ' $60 \mathrm{~s}$, research in motor learning and motor control experienced a sharp increase from previous levels due to-
a. the growth of graduate programs in physical education.
b. the development of the computer.
c. new techniques for studying the brain.
d. increased funding for military research.

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01:12

Problem 4

Nikolai Bernstein focused much of his research attention on solving the $\qquad$ problem.
a. perceptual-motor integration
b. degrees of freedom
c. cognitive overload
d. field-dependency

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Problem 5

Which of the following is not a reason for studying motor learning and motor control recommended specifically for consideration in this chapter?
a. Professional application
b. Intrinsic interest
c. Certification requirement
d. Ethical considerations

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Problem 6

The scholarly discipline from which motor learning originally emerged and took shape, and which continues to be the dominant disciplinary perspective today, is ________.

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Problem 7

The scholarly discipline concerned with how motor skills are acquired, and with the variables that influence that acquisition, is ________

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Problem 8

Motor learning encompasses the study of three factors influencing the learning of motor skills. These three factors are ________

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Problem 9

$\qquad$ is known as the "The Father of Research in Motor Skills."

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01:13

Problem 10

Emerging during the middle period in the history of motor learning, the ________ model became the dominant approach to the study of motor skills learning well into the 1980 s, and continues to exert considerable influence today.

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