Exam 19: Mental Practice

The cognitive explanation for the mental practice effect is consistent with the role cognitive activity plays in:

In experiments that compare all-mental practice to all-physical practice and no practice conditions,results typically show that participants in the all-mental practice condition learn the skill:

Only the brain activity hypothesis is generally accepted as an explanation of the effectiveness of mental practice for motor skill learning and performance.

One reason for proposing a neuromuscular explanation for the benefit of mental practice is that ________ activity has been observed in limbs during mental practice.

In the Singer five-step learning strategy,_______ of the five steps involve elements of mental practice.

The neuromuscular explanation for the effectiveness of mental practice has been supported by research showing:

Research suggests that imagery ability:

When mental practice involves visual imagery,it can take the form of internal or external imagery.

In a physical rehabilitation setting,the experiment by Page and colleagues (2001)showed improvements in a stroke patient's use of his affected limb when he engaged in mental practice:

Mental practice can be expected to be effective early in learning a motor skill because the early stage of learning relates well to the ________ explanation of the mental practice effect.

Research has demonstrated that mental imagery ability is an individual-difference variable that influences the success of mental practice.

The role of mental practice in Singer's Five-Step General Learning Strategy is most apparent when learners:

Of the two types of imagery that have been categorized,the one that involves people experiencing the sensations that could be expected in an actual performance situation is called ________ imagery.

In most experiments investigating mental practice and motor skill learning,mental practice alone typically results in learning that is ________ than no physical practice.

The terms mental practice and meditation can be used interchangeably.

In an experiment that compares combination mental-physical practice to all-mental practice,all-physical practice,and a no practice conditions,results show that participants in the combination mental-physical practice condition learn the skill:

A person who visually imagines himself or herself performing a skill from the perspective of an observer performs this type of mental practice:

Two roles for mental practice related to motor skills are aiding in the acquisition of skills and in the ________ for performing skills.

When mental practice trials and physical practice trials are included in practice sessions,skill learning can be as good as when the same number of trials involve only physical practice.

Research has shown that mental practice is effective as a performance preparation strategy but not as an aid to learning a new motor skill.