Motor Development Quiz 1

1.Professionals with a developmental perspective recognize that although instruction is an important aspect of the teaching-learning process, instruction does not explain learning. What does?
A.Development
B.Observation
C.Mimicking
D.Practice
E.Repetition
2.The three components of the transactional model of causation in motor development are:
A.Individual, family, culture
B.Age, gender, intelligence
C.Individual, environment, task
D.Age, individual and genetics
E.Heredity, biology, nature
3.Development is a process occurring from:
A.Conception until puberty
B.Conception until the late teens or early 20's
C.Birth until the late teens or early 20's
D.Birth until death
E.Conception until death
4.The sequence of movement skill acquisition is quite specific, but the _________ of development is individually determined and influenced by the performance demands of the task:
A.Age
B.Start
C.End
D.Occurrence
E.Rate and extent
5.Twelve months is the average age at which a child starts to walk, but your child does not start to walk until 14 months of age. This is a clear indication that development is _________ but not ___________:
A.Age-related, age-dependent.
B.An estimate, for certain
C.A guess, very accurate
D.An approximation, very specific
E.Rate specific, sequence specific
6.Since development is age-related, professionals and parents know that an infant who begins to walk at 10 months of age instead of the average 12 months is:
A.Atypical and needs evaluation
B.Needs to be made to crawl until 1 year old
C.More likely to be an athlete
D.Developing typically
E.More likely to do well in school
7.Each of the following are reasons for the limited motor development research information on infants and young children, except:
A.It is very time consuming
B.Learning may contaminates data
C.Fatigue may contaminates data
D.It is too easy, and of limited value
E.Errors in experimenter judgment
8.Methods of classifying age include all of the following except _____________:
A.Biomechanical age
B.Skeletal age
C.Mental age
D.Chronological age
E.Dental age
9.Of the following, which is not a determinant of biological age?
A.Morphological age
B.Emotional age
C.Skeletal age
D.Dental age
E.Sexual age
10.Students in the 7th grade will be quite similar in chronological age and:
A.Morphological age
B.Sexual age
C.Emotional age
D.Be different in sexual age
E.Be different in all of the above
11."Nature" is to "nurture" as:
A.Intrinsic is to extrinsic
B.Adaptation is to learning
C.Learning is to forgetting
D.Heredity is to maturation
E.Structure is to function
12.Growth is to _________, as development is to_________.
A.Changes in the structure; changes in function
B.Changes in function; changes in the physical
C.Changes in thinking; changes in emotions
D.Changes in function; changes in thinking
E.Changes in structure; changes in emotions
13.A “movement pattern”:
A.Is the same as a fundamental pattern
B.Is an organized series of related movements (ex. overhand pattern)
C.Is an organized series of basic movements executed to perform a generally defined task (ex. throwing)
D.Focuses on accuracy and control (ex. throwing at a target)
E.Focuses on implementation in a sport activity (ex. a baseball game)
14.A “movement skill”:
A.Is the same as a movement pattern
B.Is an organized series of related movements (ex. overhead pattern)
C.Is an organized series of basic movements executed to perform a generally defined task (ex. throwing)
D.Focuses on accuracy and control (ex. throwing at a target)
E.Focuses on implementation in a sport activity (ex. a baseball game)
15.A “fundamental movement pattern”:
A.Is the same as a movement skill
B.Is an organized series of related movements (ex. overhand pattern)
C.Is an organized series of basic movements executed to perform a generally defined task (ex. throwing)
D.Focuses on accuracy and control (ex. throwing at a target)
E.Focuses on implementation in a sport activity (ex. baseball game)
16.Basic running, jumping, striking, throwing and twisting are all examples of:
A.Motor combinations
B.Movement patterns
C.Fundamental movement patterns
D.Sport skills
E.Movement skills
17.An example of a “discrete” movement task is:
A.50-yard dash
B.Soccer dribble
C.Shot put
D.Bicycling
E.200 meter breaststroke
18.Target archery may be classified as a:
A.Discrete, fine motor, open movement task
B.Discrete, gross motor, open movement task
C.Continuous, gross motor, closed movement task
D.Continuous, fine motor, closed movement task
E.Discrete, fine motor, closed movement task
19.The 200 meter breaststroke may be classified as a:
A.Discrete, fine motor, open movement task
B.Discrete, gross motor, open movement task
C.Continuous, gross motor, closed movement task
D.Continuous, fine motor, closed movement task
E.Discrete, fine motor, closed movement task
20.Individual sports (i.e. archery, swimming, most track & field events):
A.Take place in a dynamic environment thus requiring constant change and major modification in the task performed
B.Require greater adaptation to environmental changes during performance than do most dual and term sport activities
C.Are most generally fine motor in nature
D.Most often involve the performance of discrete movement skills
E.Take place in a relatively static environment thus requiring little modification in performance of the task
21.Of the following, which is not a discrete movement?
A.Throwing
B.Jumping
C.Kicking
D.Running
E.Striking a ball
22.Standing, sitting, bending, stretching and twisting are all movements performed in a yoga class. These movements are classified as:
A.Manipulation tasks
B.Locomotor tasks
C.Closed motor skills
D.Stability tasks
E.Gross motor skills
23.Jean Piaget identified phases of cognitive development. Of the following, which is not one of those identified?
A.Postoperational
B.Sensorimotor
C.Preoperational
D.Concrete operations
E.Formal operations
24."Rate limiters" are to "affordances" as:
A.Negative factors are to positive factors
B.Limiting is to enabling
C.Hindrances are to helpers
D.All of the above are correct
E.None of the above is correct
25.According to Erik Erikson, ________ is achieved during infancy by having basic needs met by responsive, sensitive caregivers, while _________ is developed through uncertainty about the future and inconsistent meeting of basic needs:
A.Initiative, guilt
B.Integrity, despair
C.Trust, mistrust
D.Intimacy, isolation
E.Autonomy, doubt and shame
26.Jean Piaget's phase of development which has the most direct implications for movement in the development of cognitive structure is the:
A.Concrete operations phase
B.Preoperational phase
C.Sensorimotor phase
D.Postoperational phase
E.Formal operations phase
27.Jean Piaget defined four phases of cognitive development. Which stage has the following characteristics? Play serves as an important means of assimilation, play occupies most of the child's waking hours, and imaginary play and parallel play are important tools for learning:
A.Formal operations phase
B.Observational phase
C.Sensorimotor phase
D.Concrete operations phase
E.Preoperational thought phase
28.If you give a toddler a soccer ball to kick around, most will try to pass the ball back and forth, but few will try to play a game of soccer. This demonstrates that _______ has taken place and ________ has not occurred:
A.Adaptation, accommodation
B.Accommodation, assimilation
C.Assimilation, adaptation
D.Assimilation, accommodation
E.Accommodation, absorption
29.Place Jean Piaget's cognitive development theory phases in order from first to occur to last:
A.Sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
B.Preoperational, formal operational, Sensorimotor, concrete operational
C.Formal operational, concrete operational, preoperational, Sensorimotor
D.Concrete operational, Sensorimotor, formal operational, preoperational
E.Sensorimotor, preoperational, formal operational, concrete operational
30.Twisting, turning, pushing and pulling are classified as:
A.Rotational movements
B.Manipulative movements
C.Locomotor movements
D.Stability movements
E.Specialized movements
31.The correct sequence for the Phases of Motor Development from youngest to oldest are:
A.Initial, fundamental, rudimentary, specialized
B.Reflexive, rudimentary, fundamental specialized
C.Reflexive, fundamental, rudimentary, lifelong
D.Reflexive, precontrol, specialized, rudimentary
E.Initial, information decoding, application, fundamental
32.The “lifelong utilization”, “application”, and “transitional” stages are all stages within the _________ phase of motor development:
A.Reflexive
B.Rudimentary
C.Specialized
D.Fundamental
E.Initial
33.The first forms of human movement are:
A.Stereotypical movements
B.Primitive reflexive movements
C.Postural reflexive movements
D.Rudimentary movements
E.Fundamental movements
34.Sewing is to be considered what type of movement?
A.Gross motor manipulative
B.Fine motor manipulative
C.Locomotor
D.Stability
E.A combination movement
35.Fundamental movement abilities of early childhood are an outgrowth of:
A.Locomotor movements
B.Stability movements
C.Manipulative movements
D.Rudimentary movements
E.Reflex movements
36.A major misconception about the developmental concept of the fundamental movement phase is that these abilities are:
A.Maturational
B.Environmental
C.Biological
D.Experimental
E.Observational
37.The _______ phase of motor development represents a time in which young children are actively involved in exploring and experimenting with the movement capabilities of their bodies:
A.Rudimentary movement
B.Reflexive movement
C.Fundamental movement
D.Specialized movement
E.Lifelong movement
38.In traditional elementary physical education classes, sport and games are the main focus. This is often a problem because these children often have not had enough practice, encouragement and instruction to foster learning and enter a ___________ stage:
A.Control
B.Lifelong
C.Initial
D.Mature
E.Transitional
39.In the elementary grades, development of mature throwing skill is constrained by:
A.Chronological age
B.Positive reinforcement
C.Inadequate experience
D.Sexual age
E.Both c & d are correct
40.Hopping and jumping are __________ movements. When they are combined in more complex tasks such as the triple jump in track and field, they become ________ movements:
A.Rudimentary; specialized
B.Initial; fundamental
C.Fundamental; specialized
D.Foundational; specialized
E.Rudimentary; fundamental
41.Young children frequently receive instruction, practice and encouragement in youth sport activities outside of school. But parents, coaches and teachers should not cause the child to restrict his or her activity involvement. A narrow focus on skills during the __________ stage of specialized movement phase is likely to have undesirable effects on the last two stages of this phase:
A.Lifelong utilization
B.Transitional
C.Application
D.Elementary
E.Mature
42.The _______ stage represents the pinnacle of the process of motor development and is characterized by the use of one's acquired movement repertoire throughout life:
A.Lifelong utilization
B.Application
C.Mature
D.Ultimate
E.Concluding
43.The principle of readiness in reference to the confluence of cognitive, affective and physical receptiveness to learning was first proposed by:
A.E.L. Thorndike
B.Arnold Gesell
C.Ruth Glassow
D.A.E. Newman
E.Myrtle McGraw
44.If two groups of children are taught a new skill, but only one group is given ample opportunities to practice the skill, the practice group will tend to:
A.Be better at all sport activities, even those not practiced, when compared to the other group.
B.Exhibit greater confidence and assurance in the skill that was practiced
C.Be able to perform the skill more often
D.Learn the skill quicker
E.Always perform the skill better than the non practicing group