Question 1

A deficit in the coordination of purposeful skilled movements is called:

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A) transcranial deficit. 
B) Parkinson's disease. 
C) Huntington's disease. 
D) apraxia. 
A) transcranial deficit. 
B) Parkinson's disease. 
C) Huntington's disease. 
D) apraxia.

Question 2

Ryan once learned to play a piano piece very well.After years of not playing the piece,he found he could no longer play it nearly as well as he originally could.Ryan is experiencing:

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A) apraxia. 
B) variable practice. 
C) skill decay. 
D) the power law of learning. 
A) apraxia. 
B) variable practice. 
C) skill decay. 
D) the power law of learning.

Question 3

Draw a graph that demonstrates the power law of learning for the task of learning to tie your shoes.

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Question 4

During the ________ stage of skill acquisition,learners begin using stereotyped actions when performing the skill and rely less on actively recalled memories of rules.

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A) cognitive 
B) associative 
C) autonomous 
D) expert 
A) cognitive 
B) associative 
C) autonomous 
D) expert

Question 5

Which of the following is true regarding expert performance?

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A) Compared with chess masters,amateur chess players move their eyes more rapidly to focus on a small number of locations on the board. 
B) Amateur chess players focus more on empty squares than chess masters do. 
C) Compared with inexperienced soccer players,expert players are more likely to watch the player who has the ball. 
D) Expert basketball players are good at predicting the outcome of a shot based on the movements of the player who has the ball before he releases his shot. 
A) Compared with chess masters,amateur chess players move their eyes more rapidly to focus on a small number of locations on the board. 
B) Amateur chess players focus more on empty squares than chess masters do. 
C) Compared with inexperienced soccer players,expert players are more likely to watch the player who has the ball. 
D) Expert basketball players are good at predicting the outcome of a shot based on the movements of the player who has the ball before he releases his shot.

Question 6

Rats with damage to the basal ganglia:

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A) have trouble learning to navigate a basic radial maze. 
B) have trouble learning to navigate a radial maze in which only the illuminated arms contain food. 
C) cannot learn to find the platform in a water maze. 
D) have trouble performing skills necessary to find food in a basic radial maze. 
A) have trouble learning to navigate a basic radial maze. 
B) have trouble learning to navigate a radial maze in which only the illuminated arms contain food. 
C) cannot learn to find the platform in a water maze. 
D) have trouble performing skills necessary to find food in a basic radial maze.

Question 7

Research suggests that the basal ganglia are involved in learning:

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A) perceptual-motor skills. 
B) cognitive skills. 
C) both perceptual-motor skills and cognitive skills. 
D) neither perceptual-motor skills nor cognitive skills. 
A) perceptual-motor skills. 
B) cognitive skills. 
C) both perceptual-motor skills and cognitive skills. 
D) neither perceptual-motor skills nor cognitive skills.

Question 8

The Tower of Hanoi puzzle is used for studying how we learn:

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A) open skills. 
B) closed skills. 
C) cognitive skills. 
D) perceptual-motor skills. 
A) open skills. 
B) closed skills. 
C) cognitive skills. 
D) perceptual-motor skills.

Question 9

A teenager who is just learning to drive a car needs to listen carefully to all of the steps involved as his instructor is telling him.Which stage of skill acquisition is the teenager in?

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A) cognitive stage 
B) associative stage 
C) autonomous stage 
D) expert stage 
A) cognitive stage 
B) associative stage 
C) autonomous stage 
D) expert stage

Question 10

Which of the following is an example of the cognitive stage of skill acquisition?

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A) following the instructions in a recipe to bake cookies 
B) following a recipe from memory to bake cookies 
C) baking cookies without a recipe while listening to your child talk about her day at school 
D) trying out new ingredients in your traditional cookie recipe 
A) following the instructions in a recipe to bake cookies 
B) following a recipe from memory to bake cookies 
C) baking cookies without a recipe while listening to your child talk about her day at school 
D) trying out new ingredients in your traditional cookie recipe

Question 11

What is the difference between having talent and being an expert?

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Question 12

A skill is a(n):

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A) ability to perform a task that has been honed through learning.. 
B) fact that you can learn through repeated exposure. 
C) event you can remember from your childhood. 
D) ability that is innate,such as a reflex. 
A) ability to perform a task that has been honed through learning.. 
B) fact that you can learn through repeated exposure. 
C) event you can remember from your childhood. 
D) ability that is innate,such as a reflex.

Question 13

If a mother wants her son to implicitly learn to use correct grammar,she should:

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A) point out his mistakes whenever he uses incorrect grammar. 
B) help him to memorize the rules of grammar. 
C) always use correct grammar when she speaks to him. 
D) tell him "yes,you used correct grammar" as a reward every time he uses correct grammar. 
A) point out his mistakes whenever he uses incorrect grammar. 
B) help him to memorize the rules of grammar. 
C) always use correct grammar when she speaks to him. 
D) tell him "yes,you used correct grammar" as a reward every time he uses correct grammar.

Question 14

Suppose a child is learning to swim.If we measure how long it takes him to swim from one end of the pool to the other each day,we will typically find that his speed will:

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A) increase rapidly over the first several days,and then increase more slowly on subsequent days. 
B) increase gradually from day to day. 
C) increase slowly over the first several days,and then increase more rapidly on subsequent days. 
D) remain the same for the first several days,and then increase rather suddenly. 
A) increase rapidly over the first several days,and then increase more slowly on subsequent days. 
B) increase gradually from day to day. 
C) increase slowly over the first several days,and then increase more rapidly on subsequent days. 
D) remain the same for the first several days,and then increase rather suddenly.

Question 15

Which of the following is true regarding motor programs?

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A) Motor programs must be learned. 
B) Motor programs must be inborn. 
C) Both cognitive and perceptual-motor skills can become motor programs. 
D) Only perceptual-motor skills can become motor programs. 
A) Motor programs must be learned. 
B) Motor programs must be inborn. 
C) Both cognitive and perceptual-motor skills can become motor programs. 
D) Only perceptual-motor skills can become motor programs.

Question 16

People with Huntington's disease:

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A) cannot learn new perceptual-motor skills. 
B) cannot learn new cognitive skills. 
C) perform normally on tasks that require tracking a target. 
D) have deficits in learning tasks that require planning. 
A) cannot learn new perceptual-motor skills. 
B) cannot learn new cognitive skills. 
C) perform normally on tasks that require tracking a target. 
D) have deficits in learning tasks that require planning.

Question 17

Explain the difference between open skills and closed skills.Give an example of each type of skill,explaining why it would be considered open or closed.

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Question 18

The results of studies on twins' performance on the rotary pursuit task suggest that practice:

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A) decreases the effects of prior experience. 
B) increases the effects of prior experience. 
C) decreases the effects of genetic influences. 
D) has no impact on the effects of genetic influences. 
A) decreases the effects of prior experience. 
B) increases the effects of prior experience. 
C) decreases the effects of genetic influences. 
D) has no impact on the effects of genetic influences.

Question 19

Being able to throw a baseball without having to think about the motions you are making is an example of the ___________ stage of skill acquisition.

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive 
B) associative 
C) autonomous 
D) expert 
A) cognitive 
B) associative 
C) autonomous 
D) expert

Question 20

With practice,cortical expansion occurs in areas of:

Accepted Answer

A) somatosensory cortex that are relevant for performing the skill. 
B) motor cortex that are relevant for performing the skill. 
C) both somatosensory cortex and motor cortex that are relevant for performing the skill. 
D) the cortex that are not relevant for performing the skill. 
A) somatosensory cortex that are relevant for performing the skill. 
B) motor cortex that are relevant for performing the skill. 
C) both somatosensory cortex and motor cortex that are relevant for performing the skill. 
D) the cortex that are not relevant for performing the skill.

A deficit in the coordination of purposeful skilled movements is called:

Ryan once learned to play a piano piece very well.After years of not playing the piece,he found he could no longer play it nearly as well as he originally could.Ryan is experiencing:

Draw a graph that demonstrates the power law of learning for the task of learning to tie your shoes.

During the ________ stage of skill acquisition,learners begin using stereotyped actions when performing the skill and rely less on actively recalled memories of rules.

Which of the following is true regarding expert performance?

Rats with damage to the basal ganglia:

Research suggests that the basal ganglia are involved in learning:

The Tower of Hanoi puzzle is used for studying how we learn:

A teenager who is just learning to drive a car needs to listen carefully to all of the steps involved as his instructor is telling him.Which stage of skill acquisition is the teenager in?

Which of the following is an example of the cognitive stage of skill acquisition?

What is the difference between having talent and being an expert?

A skill is a(n):

If a mother wants her son to implicitly learn to use correct grammar,she should:

Suppose a child is learning to swim.If we measure how long it takes him to swim from one end of the pool to the other each day,we will typically find that his speed will:

Which of the following is true regarding motor programs?

People with Huntington's disease:

Explain the difference between open skills and closed skills.Give an example of each type of skill,explaining why it would be considered open or closed.

The results of studies on twins' performance on the rotary pursuit task suggest that practice:

Being able to throw a baseball without having to think about the motions you are making is an example of the ___________ stage of skill acquisition.

With practice,cortical expansion occurs in areas of:

The Psychology of Learning and Memory

The Neuroscience of Learning and Memory

Habituation, Sensitization, and Familiarization: Learning About Repeated Events

Classical Conditioning: Learning to Predict Important Events

Operant Conditioning: Learning the Outcome of Behaviors

Generalization and Discrimination Learning

Episodic and Semantic Memory: Memory for Facts and Events

Working Memory and Cognitive Control

Emotional Influences on Learning and Memory

Social Learning and Memory: Observing, Interacting, and Reenacting

Development and Aging: Learning and Memory Across the Lifespan

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Exam 8: Skill Memory: Learning by Doing

A deficit in the coordination of purposeful skilled movements is called:

Ryan once learned to play a piano piece very well.After years of not playing the piece,he found he could no longer play it nearly as well as he originally could.Ryan is experiencing:

Draw a graph that demonstrates the power law of learning for the task of learning to tie your shoes.

During the ________ stage of skill acquisition,learners begin using stereotyped actions when performing the skill and rely less on actively recalled memories of rules.

Which of the following is true regarding expert performance?

Rats with damage to the basal ganglia:

Research suggests that the basal ganglia are involved in learning:

The Tower of Hanoi puzzle is used for studying how we learn:

A teenager who is just learning to drive a car needs to listen carefully to all of the steps involved as his instructor is telling him.Which stage of skill acquisition is the teenager in?

Which of the following is an example of the cognitive stage of skill acquisition?

What is the difference between having talent and being an expert?

A skill is a(n):

If a mother wants her son to implicitly learn to use correct grammar,she should:

Suppose a child is learning to swim.If we measure how long it takes him to swim from one end of the pool to the other each day,we will typically find that his speed will:

Which of the following is true regarding motor programs?

People with Huntington's disease:

Explain the difference between open skills and closed skills.Give an example of each type of skill,explaining why it would be considered open or closed.

The results of studies on twins' performance on the rotary pursuit task suggest that practice:

Being able to throw a baseball without having to think about the motions you are making is an example of the ___________ stage of skill acquisition.

With practice,cortical expansion occurs in areas of:

The Psychology of Learning and Memory

The Neuroscience of Learning and Memory

Habituation, Sensitization, and Familiarization: Learning About Repeated Events

Classical Conditioning: Learning to Predict Important Events

Operant Conditioning: Learning the Outcome of Behaviors

Generalization and Discrimination Learning

Episodic and Semantic Memory: Memory for Facts and Events

Working Memory and Cognitive Control

Emotional Influences on Learning and Memory

Social Learning and Memory: Observing, Interacting, and Reenacting

Development and Aging: Learning and Memory Across the Lifespan

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