Quiz 1: The Classification of Motor Skills

The performance of any motor skill is influenced by characteristics of: A) The performer B) The environment C) The skill itself D) All of the above

The term skill is used to denote: A) A task that has a specific purpose or goal to achieve B) The degree of competence or capacity to perform a task C) The activity in nervous system that underlies movement D) A and B

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of skills and actions? A) They are innate B) There is a goal to achieve C) They are performed voluntarily D) They require movement of joints and body segments

Locomotion is an example of which of the following terms? A) Movement B) Ability C) Performance measure D) Action

The specific pattern of limb motions used in throwing a ball is an example of: A) An action B) A movement C) A neuromotor process D) A reflex

The relationship between movements and actions is: A) Many-to-one B) One-to-many C) Many-to-one and one-to-many D) Movements and actions are not related

If a motor skill requires the use of large musculature and does not require precision of movement for successful performance, then the skill would best be classified as a: A) Fine motor skill B) Gross motor skill C) Discrete motor skill D) Open motor skill

Which of the following skills is a discrete motor skill? A) Riding a bicycle B) Swimming the crawl stroke C) Steering a car on a highway D) Striking a typewriter key

Shifting from second to third gear in a car is an example of which type of motor skill? A) Open motor skill B) Fine motor skill C) Serial motor skill D) Continuous motor skill

Motor skills that require the performer to initiate a specific action on an object according to the object's motion are best categorized as: A) Open motor skills B) Closed motor skills C) Discrete motor skills D) Continuous motor skills

Which term is sometimes used synonymously with the term closed motor skills? A) Other-paced motor skills B) Externally-paced motor skills C) Forced-paced motor skills D) Self-paced motor skills

Gentile's taxonomy of motor skills includes which of the following factors as part of the "environmental context" dimension? A) Intertrial variability B) Object location C) Object orientation D) Body transport

Which of the following skill category distinctions is popular in textbooks related to methods of teaching motor skills? A) Gross vs. fine motor skills B) Discrete vs. continuous motor skills C) Open vs. closed motor skills D) Stability vs. transport motor skills

Returning a serve in tennis is an example of which of the following types of motor skills? A) Self-paced motor skill B) Open motor skill C) Closed motor skill D) Stationary motor skill

According to Gentile's taxonomy of motor skills, which of the following describes the least complex skill? A) Regulatory conditions stationary; object manipulated B) Regulatory conditions in motion; object manipulated C) Regulatory conditions stationary; no object manipulated D) Regulatory conditions in motion; no object manipulated

Riding a surfboard on multiple waves would be classified in Gentile's taxonomy as: A) Stationary environment, inter-trial variability, body transport B) Stationary environment, inter-trial variability, body stability C) In motion environment, inter-trial variability, body transport D) In motion environment, inter-trial variability, body stability

A softball player throws pitches to a stationary, cardboard cut-out of a batter. The Environmental Context for the pitcher is: A) Stationary with intertrial variability B) Stationary with no intertrial variability C) In-motion with intertrial variability D) In-motion with no intertrial variability

Based on Gentile's Taxonomy, to simulate the regulatory conditions involved in the game of softball, a coach would have players: A) Hit a ball from a stationary tee B) Hit balls pitched by a pitching machine C) Hit balls pitched by a live pitcher D) Practice swinging without a bat and a ball

An example of an open motor skill is ________.

An example of a gross motor skill is ________.

If motor skills are classified according to the stability of the environment, bowling would be placed in the category of ________ motor skills.

Walking in a crowded mall makes walking an ________ motor skill.

Serial skills are a form of discrete skills. What is an example of a serial motor skill?

Archery and piano playing are two quite different skills, yet they can both be classified as ________ motor skills when the classification system is based on the stability of the environment.

Whether or not an object must be manipulated is a skill characteristic in Gentile's taxonomy of motor skills that is included in the ________ dimension of the taxonomy.

Shooting a free throw in basketball is an example of an open motor skill.

Running is an example of a gross motor skill.

If motor skills are classified according to the stability of the environment, bowling would be placed in the category of closed motor skills.

When we skate on a crowded ice rink, we perform a closed motor skill.

If motor skills are classified according to the stability of the environment, removing groceries from a shopping bag would be placed in the category of closed motor skills.

Typing a word on a keyboard is an example of a serial motor skill.

The size of a pen that a person uses to write is an example of a regulatory condition that will determine the movements required for the handwriting action.

Whether or not an object must be manipulated is a skill characteristic in Gentile's taxonomy of motor skills that is included in the "environmental context" dimension of the taxonomy.

Classifying skills into general categories helps us to understand the demands those skills place on the performer/learner.

Skilled individuals are much less efficient than less skilled individuals.

People learn movements rather than actions when they begin to learn or relearn a skill.

The color of a ball is an example of a non-regulatory condition.