Motor Learning chapter 7

Question 1

Individual differences that influence abilities include

Answer 1

• psychological
• experience
• attitudes
• learning styles
• body types
• motivation
• maturation
• abilities

Question 2

What are the two methods of studying performance abilities

Answer 2

• Experimental method

- differential method

Question 3

Experimental methods:

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traditional approach to looking at a group of individuals and analyzing patterns

Question 4

Differential method

Answer 4

• (what do people have in common?)

- how do some classified with less ability compare to those who do have the ability-(what makes people differ?)

Question 5

• stable characteristics derived through genetics
• these are not affected greatly by practice
• all people have abilities, but they vary in strength
• a combination of abilities is required for any given task

Answer 5

Ability

Question 6

-Implication of ability:

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even with extensive practice, a person lacking the fundamental abilities required for a particular task will never achieve high levels of performance

Question 7

Skill

• Develops with ______
• can be modified by practice
• there is a vast # of skills
• depend on different subsets of ______

Answer 7

• practice

- abilities

Question 8

the concept of General motor ability theorizes that

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• we have one single inherited motor ability

- our global motor ability is the basis for all motor behavior

Question 9

Specificity hypothesis: (Henry 1961)

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• There are many specific abilities
• Abilities are independent of each other
• individual abilities are the basis for every motor performance

Question 10

What are some characteristics of predicting future performance?

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• future success is difficult to predict
• required abilities change from beginner to expert
• Abilities necessary for expert patterns emerge later in life
• Patterns or abilities are not generally know
• —–Predicting abilities is largely guessing game

Question 11

What are some practical implications of specificity hypothesis

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• Expect people to have different abilities
• know that a person’s abilities will affect performance
• tailor practice setting to address learners weaknesses
• use a task analysis to determine activities over individuals
• ——may help determine which activities people are best suited for

Question 12

Task Analysis:

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A method of estimating the key concepts of motor tasks. once the components are identified, the abilities that underlie performance can be estimated