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Review Sheet Unit 5
1.
Which of the following is a motor skill?
A. Deciding on the type of shot in basketball
B. Using a weight lifting technique
C. Planning a team’s defense in soccer
D. Reading and understanding weather reports when sailing
2.
What is a definition of technique?
A. The consistent production of a movement
B.
The way in which a sports skill is performed
C.
Goal-oriented movements that have been learned
D. A general trait of the individual related to the performance of a skill
3.
Which is an example of skill to skill transfer?
A. Throwing a tennis ball followed by throwing a javelin
B. Improving muscular strength to jump further in a long jump
C. Kicking a ball using the right foot followed by the left foot
D. Applying the principle of a third class lever when bowling in cricket
4.
Which type of practice has little or no rest between simple skills?
A. Fixed (drill)
B. Variable
C. Massed
D. Distributed
5.
Which teaching style is teacher-centered, and is used when the activity involves an element of
danger?
A. Command
B. Reciprocal
C. Progressive
D. Problem solving
6.
Which term is defined by a “way of doing”?
A. Ability
B. Efficiency
C. Technique
D. Schema
7.
Which of the following are types of skill?
A.
cognitive
proficiency
perceptual motor
B.
cognitive
perceptual
perceptual motor
C.
goal-directed
proficiency
perceptual
D.
goal-directed
perceptual
perceptual motor
9.
How is learning best defined?
A. A temporary change occurring over time
B. A pattern of actions carried out to satisfy an objective
C. The use of large muscles to achieve a goal
10.
The diagram below shows Welford’s model of information processing.
Short-term store
Sense
organs
X
Effectors
What are the features of Welford’s model of information processing?
A. sense organs, perception, kinetics
B. sense organs, perception, duration
C. sense organs, perception, overlearning
D. sense organs, perception, feedback
Effector control
8.
sensors
store
[Source: P Beashel et al., (1999), Advanced Studies in Physical Education and Sport, page 244]
Name the component “X”
What are effectors?
Explain the role of feedback in this model?
11. Describe the psychological refractory period including a reference to memory and outline two examples
from sport
12. If you are playing in a soccer game explain if this is an open or closed skill.
13. What makes up response time?
14. How do knowledge of results and knowledge of performance aid in skill
acquisition?