Exam 5: Motor Control Theories

The degrees of freedom problem,which the nervous system must solve so that a person can achieve the action goal of a complex motor skill,involves determining:

An important difference between the open- and closed-loop control systems is that the:

Cruise-control systems in cars are mechanical examples of ______ control systems

In Shapiro and others' experiment on relative timing patterns in walking and running,a motor program-based theory of motor control would conclude that:

An example of an invariant feature in Schmidt's generalized motor program (GMP)would be:

A good example of a "self-organizing system" is a:

That people spontaneously change from a walking to a running coordination pattern at a certain speed demonstrates that patterns of movement coordination can self-organize.

An example of an invariant feature of a generalized motor program (GMP)is the overall speed involved in performing a skill.

The coordination between the two arms can spontaneously shift (transition)as swimming speed increases.

The shift from one stable movement pattern to another stable movement pattern is known as:

Which of the following skills would be under closed-loop control:

Coordinative structures can develop through practice.

The generalized motor program and dynamical systems theories agree on the source of relative timing invariance in human movement.

A traffic signal that is preset to cycle through the time sequences for the onset of the green-yellow-red light sequence is a mechanical example of an open-loop control system.

The dynamical systems theory indicates that skilled action is controlled by the nervous system constraining functionally specific collectives of muscles and joints,which are known as:

Which of the following types of motor control theories emphasizes the role of a memory representation in the control of coordinated action?

An important coordination-related problem that a theory of motor control must provide a solution for is the ________ problem.

Schmidt's Schema Theory is an example of a "central" theory of motor control because it emphasizes the role played by performance environment characteristics.

The affordance concept suggests that we:

According to Schmidt's motor program-based theory of motor control,which of the following would be controlled by the same generalized motor program (GMP)?