EXSC 545 Quiz 1
EXSC 545 Quiz 1 Skills, Attention and Focus
Covers the Learn material from Module 1: Week 1 — Module 2: Week 2.
- All of the following regarding closed-loop control are accurate except
- The inverted-U principle examines the relationship between __________.
- The change in the information provided by the optical array is called __________.
- Which of the following is NOT generally involved in the execution of a motor skill?
- State whether the task is best classified as discrete, serial, or continuous: riding a bicycle.
- describes processing that is quick, done in parallel, and is involuntary. It does not demand attention, is more prominent during the later stages of learning, and takes lots of practice.
- Dorsal vision is used to make __________ in already programmed actions.
- Evidence suggests that during a Stroop task, the color of the ink and the word spelled by the ink are initially processed
- Visual information, useful for object identification and control of movement in the visual environment, travels from the retina to which part of the brain?
- The tendency for visual information to supersede information coming from the other senses during perception is termed
- When it comes to talking on the phone while driving, research suggests that hands-free talking __________ in comparison to handheld talking.
- is the stage of information processing in which the person organizes the motor system to produce the desired output.
- When an expert reverts from a(n) __________ to a(n) __________ focus of attention, the consequences to performance can be negative and result in “choking.”
- When a skill is produced reliably and on demand, where luck plays a minimal role, the goal is achieved with
- The process of rehearsing information keeps it available in the __________.
- Reaction time and decision making are not influenced by which of the following?
- Proprioception includes all of the following except
- According to Hick’s Law, choice RT increases a constant amount every time the number of stimulus-response alternatives is
- Sensory information that primarily comes from sources outside of a person’s body is called
- The interval of elapsed time after a suddenly presented stimulus until the beginning of the response is called the
- Mixing the batter for baking a cake would be best described as
- This visual system is used to detect the orientation of the body in the environment, is nonconscious, and takes in all of the visual eld.
- Which of the following does not provide proprioceptive information to a performer?
- is the period of time that passes from the presentation of a stimulus to the beginning of a person’s response. It begins when the stimulus is presented and ends when the movement is initiated.
- s the stage of information processing in which a person decides what to do with the information provided.
- The process of __________ information keeps it available in the short-term memory.
- State whether the task is best classified as discrete, serial, or continuous: washing the dishes.
- Using logical deduction, scientists can determine certain __________ a given theory makes. These form the basis of __________, which can be tested in the laboratory.
- State whether the task is best classified as discrete, serial, or continuous: throwing a dart at a target.
- State whether the task is best classified as discrete, serial, or continuous: rowing a boat.
- __________ is the level of excitement of a person’s central nervous system.
- Perceptual narrowing does not result in which of the following?
- Automatic processing is thought to be the result of __________.
- State whether the task is best classified as discrete, serial, or continuous: performing a dance routine
- Producing __________ muscular activity in order to produce movements is one of the critical elements for almost any skill.
- is a type of information processing that is deliberate and requires consciousness. It is slow, sequential, demanding of attention, voluntary, and more prominent during the early stages of learning.
- The components of stimuli from sources such as vision, audition, and touch are thought to be __________ in the stimulus identification stage.
- Saccadic eye movements are characterized by __________.
- Perceptual narrowing occurs when __________.
- The three stages of information processing between input and output include all of the following except
- Describe the three types of memory systems (short-term sensory, short-term memory and long-term memory). Provide a detailed plan on how to incorporate all three systems to most effectively learn and retain a motor skill of your choice.