BHK Motor Learning and Control

Question 1

Which stage of Fitts and Posner's model of motor learning is characterized by reliance on verbal-cognitive processes and high attentional demands?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive stage

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Autonomous stage

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Associative stage

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Consolidation stage

Question 2

Augmented feedback that is provided AFTER the movement is completed is classified as:

Accepted Answer

Terminal feedback

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Concurrent feedback

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Intrinsic feedback

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Proprioceptive feedback

Question 3

The 'degrees of freedom problem' in motor control, as described by Bernstein, refers to:

Accepted Answer

The challenge of coordinating the many redundant movement options of the musculoskeletal system

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The limited number of muscles available for a task

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The inability of the CNS to process sensory input

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The fixed motor patterns stored in the spinal cord

Question 4

Variable practice, compared to constant practice, generally leads to:

Accepted Answer

Poorer immediate performance but better retention and transfer to novel tasks

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Better immediate performance but poorer retention and transfer

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Equal performance in all measures

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Faster skill acquisition in the cognitive stage

Question 5

Schema theory (Schmidt, 1975) proposes that motor programs are generalized and that specific movement parameters are determined by:

Accepted Answer

Recall schema (motor production) and recognition schema (sensory evaluation)

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Fixed spinal reflex circuits

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The cerebellum alone

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Muscle spindle feedback exclusively

Question 6

The contextual interference effect in motor learning predicts that a random practice schedule produces:

Accepted Answer

Better transfer and retention than blocked practice despite slower initial learning

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The fastest acquisition during practice

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No difference compared to blocked practice

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Decreased motivation and compliance