Exam 2: Core Problems

A target that can be reached with a hand-held stick is perceived to be closer than the same target when it cannot be reached with a hand-held stick or otherwise. This phenomenon provides evidence for the hypothesis that

Contrary to the "pure talent" theory of skill acquisition i.e., the theory that you've either got talent or not, studies of violin students and skating students among others show that

Relying on mechanics may help solve the degrees of freedom problem because

Two efficiency principles for motor control are

How many degrees of freedom typically exist for a physical task?

A demonstration that movement enhances perception came from

Which term is used to describe a change in the way a task is performed depending on what will be done in the near future?

A spoonerism is

Mirror neurons

Synergies may help solve the degrees of freedom problem because

The textbook described a study in which experienced basketball players took shots at varying distances from the basket. The surprising result was that

An experiment was described in the textbook showing that the common housefly has expectations. This experiment involved

If you heard that a person who had suffered an amputation of a finger could later make finer discriminations with the neighboring fingers than s/he could before the amputation, you could say, based on the textbook, that this was an example of

When people pick up a standing toilet plunger and move it to a new position, the result that demonstrates anticipation of their future position is that

Filming of skilled typists' fingers shows that

Which two terms are synonyms mean the same thing)?

In a negative feedback loop, the reference condition defines the __________ , the plant defines the _____________ , and the comparator defines the __________ .

Thanks to feedforward

When people try to synchronize foot and finger taps

The Core Problems chapter described research findings from flies, fish, monkeys, and humans. Seeing common principles exemplified in these species can be taken to suggest that