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to accompany the 8 th edition of
Motor Learning and Control: Concepts and Applications
by Richard A. Magill
CHAPTER 16
Practice Variability and Specificity
Multiple Choice
1. Research has shown that when a person experiences a practice condition in which
the likelihood of making errors early in practice is high, transfer performance is
A. worse than that of a practice condition that kept errors to a minimum.
B. better than that of a practice condition that kept errors to a minimum.
C. not different from that of a practice condition that kept errors to a minimum.
D. like starting to practice the skill all over again.
Answer : B
2. Regulatory conditions in a motor skill performance situation include
A. speed of a tennis ball during a rally.
B. score of a baseball game.
C. number of spectators at a game.
D. color of a pen that you need to pick up.
Answer : A
3. According to Gentile, developing variable practice experiences for closed skills
should focus on varying
Answer : C
4. For open skills, regulatory conditions

Answer : D