Question 1

The study of the software underlying human motor control arises mainly in which domain relevant to this field?

Accepted Answer

A)  Physics 
B)  Statistics 
C)  Engineering 
D)  Cognitive science D

Question 2

Human motor control largely relies on tacit knowledge. This is knowledge that

Accepted Answer

A)  Is easy to articulate 
B)  Can immediately be expressed in verbal propositions 
C)  Is readily expressed as mathematical equations 
D)  Is implicit D

Question 3

Excluding the procedural level of description from the study of human motor control would result, primarily, in the exclusion of

Accepted Answer

A)  Neurophysiology 
B)  Robotics 
C)  Human factors 
D)  None of the above C

Question 4

Useful levels of description for a system like the human motor system are

Accepted Answer

A)  The computational level 
B)  The procedural level 
C)  The implementation level 
D)  All of the above

Question 5

Excluding the implementation level of description from the study of human motor control would result, primarily, in the exclusion of

Accepted Answer

A)  Neurophysiology 
B)  Robotics 
C)  Human factors 
D)  None of the above

Question 6

Oculo-motor control is

Accepted Answer

A)  The control of walking, running, and other forms of locomotion 
B)  The control of smiling, laughing, hiccupping, and other oral forms of behavior 
C)  The control of speech 
D)  The control of eye movements

Question 7

Developing an understanding of human motor control can benefit

Accepted Answer

A)  Sports 
B)  The arts 
C)  The home and the workplace 
D)  All of the above

Question 8

Researchers in the field of human motor control consider variability of performance in tasks like aiming for a target to be

Accepted Answer

A)  Inevitable 
B)  Bad and something to avoid at all costs 
C)  Something that cannot be analyzed 
D)  Both b and c

Question 9

The study of variability arises mainly in which domain relevant to human motor control?

Accepted Answer

A)  Physics 
B)  Statistics 
C)  Engineering 
D)  Cognitive science

Question 10

The field of human motor control is concerned with

Accepted Answer

A)  Movement 
B)  Stability 
C)  Movement and stability 
D)  Human motivation

Question 11

A way to demonstrate understanding of human motor control would be to pass a Turing test of motor intelligence. This would mean

Accepted Answer

A)  Developing robots that can crack codes in warfare 
B)  Developing robots whose movements cannot be distinguished from those of humans 
C)  Developing robots that can tour around on their own 
D)  Developing robots that can always beat people in air hockey

Question 12

Excluding the computational level of description from the study of human motor control would result, primarily, in the exclusion of

Accepted Answer

A)  Neurophysiology 
B)  Robotics 
C)  Human factors 
D)  None of the above

Question 13

Control theory arises mainly in which domain relevant to human motor control?

Accepted Answer

A)  Physics 
B)  Statistics 
C)  Engineering 
D)  Cognitive science

Question 14

In the study of human motor control, animal motor control is considered

Accepted Answer

A)  Irrelevant 
B)  A somewhat interesting sidelight but mainly a distraction from human motor control 
C)  Only useful for identifying ways that human motor control is superior to motor control in nonhuman animals 
D)  A useful way to add to the understanding of the basic challenges and mechanisms of human motor control

Question 15

According to the modularity hypothesis as applied to human motor control, one would expect

Accepted Answer

A)  Researchers in this field to take a modern perspective 
B)  Researchers in this field to take a post-modern perspective 
C)  Researchers in this field to take a modest perspective 
D)  Researchers in this field to allow that at least some motor functions are carried out by specialized modules

Exam 1: Introduction

The study of the software underlying human motor control arises mainly in which domain relevant to this field?

Human motor control largely relies on tacit knowledge. This is knowledge that

Excluding the procedural level of description from the study of human motor control would result, primarily, in the exclusion of

Useful levels of description for a system like the human motor system are

Excluding the implementation level of description from the study of human motor control would result, primarily, in the exclusion of

Oculo-motor control is

Developing an understanding of human motor control can benefit

Researchers in the field of human motor control consider variability of performance in tasks like aiming for a target to be

The study of variability arises mainly in which domain relevant to human motor control?

The field of human motor control is concerned with

A way to demonstrate understanding of human motor control would be to pass a Turing test of motor intelligence. This would mean

Excluding the computational level of description from the study of human motor control would result, primarily, in the exclusion of

Control theory arises mainly in which domain relevant to human motor control?

In the study of human motor control, animal motor control is considered

According to the modularity hypothesis as applied to human motor control, one would expect