Lecture 9

Question 1

what are 4 things that can happen during force control preparation

Answer 1

• postural preparation
• the preparation of an upcoming sequence of movements
• preparation of limb movement characteristics
• the preparation of rhythm when a skill requires it

Question 2

what is simple reaction time

Answer 2

the time taken to respond to a single stimulus

Question 3

what is the stimulus and response in running

Answer 3

stimulus = starter gun

response = begin running

Question 4

what affects SRT (simple reaction time)

Answer 4

sex and age

Question 5

who is more likely to have a faster reaction time males or females

Answer 5

females