2240 Motor Skills + Abilities
First Lectures of 2240 up to and including Unigym lecture
- 1.
- 2.Define the terms 'Abilitiy' and 'Motor Ability'
- 3.Explain the basis for the General Motor Ability Hypothesis (Brace, 1927; McCloy, 1934):
- 4.Which of the following is not a type of skill?
- A.
Perceptual Skill
- B.
Cognitive Skill
- C.
Action Skill
- D.
Motor Skill
- 5.What is the most correct definition of a skill?
- A.
A task that has a specific action goal and requires movement
- B.
A movement that involves the head, body and limbs
- C.
Having the ability to complete tasks and movements proficiently
- 6.Kicking the football with the intention of scoring a goal in AFL is classified as a movement
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.According to the One Dimension Classification System, changing gears in a manual car is classified as what sort of Motor Skill?
- A.
Discrete
- B.
Continuous
- C.
Serial
- 8.A motor skill that is performed in a stable, predictable environment where the performer determines when to begin the action is classified as what sort of motor skill:
- A.
Closed
- B.
Discrete
- C.
Continuous
- D.
Open
- E.
Serial
- 9.What is the following definition of: behavioural characteristics of a specific limb or a combination of limbs
- A.
Movement
- B.
Action
- C.
Skill
- D.
Motor Skill
- 10.Motor Abilities are not genetically determined
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.What of the following explanations about ability is false:
- A.
Inherited traits
- B.
Stable and enduring
- C.
Many in number
- D.
Determinant of achievement potential
- 12.The following definition relates to which hypothesis: "many motor abilities are relatively independent in an individual" (Henry 1961)
- A.
General Motor Ability Hypothesis
- B.
Specificity of Motor Ability Hypothesis
- C.
Motor Program Based Theory
- D.
Dynamic Pattern Theory
- 13.Balance can be defined as:
- A.
Maintenance of equilibirum
- B.
Not falling over when standing on one leg
- C.
An independent motor ability
- D.
Stationary or static
- 14.Which of the following is not one of the 9 physical proficiency abilities as identified by Fleischman (1967):
- A.
Static strength
- B.
Dynamic flexibility
- C.
Gross body coordination
- D.
Trunk strength
- E.
Stamina
- F.
Fine body equilibrium
- 15.Which of the following Perceptual Motor Ability categories best explains the ability to rapidly make a gross, discrete arm movement where accuracy is minimised
- A.
Multilimb coordination
- B.
Speed of Arm Movement
- C.
Control Precision
- D.
Rate of Control
- 16.According to the closed loop control system, a movement is initiated by commands from the control centre, but the continuation of the movement depnds on continuous updating from:
- A.
The executive
- B.
Feedback
- C.
An external source
- D.
Motor programs
- 17.Which of the following GMP characteristics would you adjust so that you could write your signature very large on a chalkboard and then very small on a check?
- A.
Invariant characteristics
- B.
Attractors
- C.
Parameters
- D.
Any of the above
- 18.Walking in a crowded shopping centre makes walking a ________ motor skill
- A.
Closed
- B.
Discrete
- C.
Open
- D.
Difficult
- 19.Swimming freestyle would fit under various Perceptual Motor Abilties Categories, including most importantly:
- A.
Control Precision
- B.
Rate of Control
- C.
Multilimb coordination
- D.
Speed of Arm Movement
- 20.Which of the following is not an assumption of human ability:
- A.
All individuals possess motor abilities
- B.
All people differ in amount of ability
- C.
Motor abilities cannot be measured or quantified
- D.
Motor abilities limit the individuals achievement potential
- 21.Which of the following is not a Fundamental Movement Skill?
- A.
Jumping
- B.
Hopping
- C.
Skipping
- D.
Balancing
- E.
Running
- F.
Throwing
- G.
Catching
- H.
Striking
- I.
They are all FMS
- 22.
- 23.Crawling is an example of a:
- A.
Fundamental Movement Skill
- B.
Locomotor Skill
- C.
Body Management Skill
- D.
Object Control Skill
- 24.Children proficient at FMS often:
- A.
Display lower self esteem
- B.
Have a higher academic performance
- C.
Display higher self confidence
- D.
Are less popular at school
- 25.___% of Australian Children have poor FMS
- A.
20%
- B.
40%
- C.
50%
- D.
60%
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