Exam 8: Action Preparation

The _______ effect is the slowing of reaction time when a person must name a color's name but the color is different from the printed name, compared to when the printed name and its color are the same.

Which of the following has the highest degree of stimulus-response compatibility? Three response buttons are located on a table top; three stimulus lights are located:

Research related to movement complexity has shown that the longer movement preparation time is due to a longer:

The most common performance measure used for inferring the amount of time required for action preparation is:

The fractionating of reaction time (RT) involves the use of EEG and EMG.

For skills that involve a starting signal and require movement as quickly as possible after this signal (e.g., swimming, sprint), the amount of time between the warning and start signal should be:

The general finding about the relationship between stimulus-response compatibility and reaction time is that as stimulus-response compatibility relationship becomes more compatible, reaction time becomes ________.

Consider the following performance situation: You are a basketball player guarding an opponent who has the ball. You know that about 80% of the time in this situation the player will move to your right and take a shot. So, you prepare to move in that direction. But, unexpectedly the player moves to your left. Which of the following describes your RT in this situation?

The abbreviation PRP refers to the ________.

Vigilance research indicates that when we must maintain alertness over long periods of time our motor performance will:

Vigilance tasks involve the long-term maintenance of alertness in situations in which signals that must be responded to occur infrequently and irregularly.

Based on research evidence, which of the following best describes the organization of postural muscle preparation for performing a well-learned skill?

If you are standing with your arms at your side, and must move one arm as rapidly as possible to point to a target located at shoulder level in front of you, EMG would show that the muscles you activated first were the:

The classic experiment by Henry and Rogers showed that the reaction time (RT) associated with a three-part rapid movement is slower than the RT associated with a one-part rapid movement.

A simple reaction time situation involves two signals and one response.

Athletes who engage in pre-performance rituals, such as the routine a basketball player goes through prior to shooting a free throw, are actually preparing the rhythm of the movements required by the activity.

For a series of 10 trials, reaction times will be faster when the foreperiods are the same amounts of time compared to when the foreperiods are different amounts of time.

Hick's Law relates to reaction time situations that involve various complexities of movement.

Hick's Law states that reaction time (RT) will increase logarithmically as the:

If you need to perform a fast sequence of 3 movements, how will your RT for initiating this movement sequence compare to your RT for initiating a sequence of 6 movements? The RT for the 3 movements will be: