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    KINESIOLOGY QUIZ 3

    Question 1
    1 / 1 pts
    What distinguishes motor learning from motor control?

    the kinds of studies conducted


    the kinds of research conducted
    Correct!
    acquisition versus neuromuscular activity
    changes in time versus changes in growth

    Question 2
    1 / 1 pts
    Research evidence exists to support the popular notion that sport builds character
    in humans.

    True
    Correct!
    False

    Question 3
    1 / 1 pts
    According to the text, which kind of practice makes perfect?

    Correct!
    correct
    routin
    repetitive
    No practice makes perfect.

    Question 4
    1 / 1 pts
    Most of the differences between females and males seen in physical activity
    behaviors are the result of socialization, not biology.

    Correct!
    True
    False

    Question 5
    1 / 1 pts
    Which of the following describes current thinking about sport and personality?

    Sport builds character in most people but not in everyone.


    Specific personalities lead people to engage in a variety of sports.
    Correct!
    There is no "athletic personality."
    Some anxiety is good for certain aspects of life.

    Question 6
    1 / 1 pts
    What is an example of a before-practice variable?

    scheduling of practice
    Correct!
    goal setting
    context of practice
    feedback

    Question 7
    1 / 1 pts
    Skill acquisition, one of the five areas studied in motor control, is about
    learning.

    Correct!
    True
    False

    Question 8
    1 / 1 pts
    Who wrote the first major theoretical paper (on what was known as the memory drum
    theory) from the discipline of kinesiology?

    Richard Schmidt
    George Stelmach
    Shirl Hoffman
    Correct!
    Franklin Henry

    Question 9
    1 / 1 pts
    Which of the following statements about motivation is true?

    Each person participating in a particular sport is motivated by the same goals or


    definitions of success.
    Humans are only motivated externally, and that is what makes us unique as humans.

    Correct!
    Internal and controllable attributions enhance motivation.
    Motivation does not affect performance.

    Question 10
    1 / 1 pts
    Which experimental design compares two groups (randomly formed) on the same task,
    such as movement speed?

    Correct!
    between-group design
    research design
    within-group design
    experiment design

    Question 11
    1 / 1 pts
    In what decade was sport psychology recognized as an academic subdiscipline?

    1920s
    1930s
    Correct!
    1970s
    1980s

    Question 12
    1 / 1 pts
    What type of researcher studies differences in growth patterns in children ages 2
    to 12 years?

    motor learning expert


    motor behavior expert
    motor control expert
    Correct!
    motor development expert

    Question 13
    1 / 1 pts
    Most of the stress associated with physical activity participation is based on

    Correct!
    fear of failure and fear of evaluation
    fear of physical harm
    anxiety about social physique
    type A personality dispositions

    Question 14
    1 / 1 pts
    Feedback that produces the greatest improvement in performance and potentially
    produces the greatest learning

    is given after every performance of a skill


    is intrinsic; extrinsic feedback does little to improve performance
    Correct!
    varies depending on the expertise of the performer
    is knowledge of results

    Question 15
    1 / 1 pts
    What is the key to reducing social loafing in groups?

    setting individual goals


    Correct!
    monitoring and evaluating individual performance
    asking group members to focus on group performance
    increasing group size

    Question 16
    1 / 1 pts
    Pedagogy, the study of teaching, applies to motor behavior research.

    Correct!
    True
    False

    Question 17
    1 / 1 pts
    Most of the stress associated with physical activity participation is based on

    Correct!
    fear of failure and fear of evaluation
    fear of physical harm
    anxiety about social physique
    type A personality dispositions

    Question 18
    1 / 1 pts
    Which of the following statements about the effects of exercise on personality is
    true?

    Correct!
    Fitness training improves self-concept.
    Exercise increases anxiety.
    Prolonged physical activity is associated with increases in depression.
    Exercise erases past negative experiences.

    Question 19
    1 / 1 pts
    Elderly people tend to become less physically active because of social isolation.

    Correct!
    True
    False

    Question 20
    1 / 1 pts
    Boys and girls are more similar than different in motor skill performance.

    Correct!
    True
    False

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