Exam 1: Understanding Motor Development: An Overview

Because of its sampling technique and rigid controls, the most powerful research design is the:

Of the following, which is not a determinant of biological age?

Individual sports such as archery, swimming, and most track and field events:

Study of motor development as a specialized field of scholarly inquiry did not gain real impetus until the:

Although instruction is an important aspect of the teaching-learning process, instruction does not explain learning. What does?

Historically, developmental psychologists tended to use motor development as:

Instructors who encourage students and provide positive reinforcement are demonstrating concern for development in which domain?

Growth is to _________, as development is to_________.

A researcher measuring the distance a group of individuals throwing a shot put is conducting:

Process oriented research focuses on ___________, while product-oriented research emphasizes _________.

A researcher observing the use of the trunk, hips, and knees of a group of basketball players as they do vertical jumps is conducting:

Motor learning is characterized by:

All of the following statements about the cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains of behavior are true, except:

Serious attempts at the study of motor development first occurred from a maturational perspective, led by_______ and _________.

An example of a "discrete" movement task is:

"Nature" is to "nurture" as:

Students in the seventh grade will be quite similar in chronological age and:

In order to select and use appropriate instruction techniques and intervention procedures, teachers need to:

Standing, sitting, bending, stretching, and twisting are all movements performed in a yoga class. These movements are classified as:

The cross-sectional method of studying age-related change: