Practice Variability
To determine the characteristics of a test context that should be varied in practice, you need to identify the regulatory and ________ conditions of the test context.
non-regulatory
What's my name?
T or F?
Chapter 16 is titled Practice Variability and Specificity
True
What is the following phrase defining?:
"the variety of movement and context characteristics a person experiences while practicing a skill."
Practice Variability
What was the name of one of the hypothesis' that explains why contextual interference occurs?
Elaboration hypothesis
or
action plan hypothesis
In the learning stage of a new skill, quality of mistakes is more important than quantity of mistakes to helping people develop the skill better
true
To best implement practice variability, it is important to make your practice setting as close to what?
Future testing conditions
What was the name of the professional golfer who used random practice to help her
Amy Alcott
Adding the same long numbers together multiple times in a row is like using random scheduling.
False
when several variations of a skill must be learned, the best course of action is to select a practice schedule that should produce a ________ amount of contextual interference
moderate to high
or
high
What's the name of the skill that supports both the practice variability hypothesis and the specificity of practice hypothesis?
Especial Skills
T or F?
In the learning stages of a new skill, increased practice variability is usually associated with lower performance error during practice.
False
Name one of the three characteristics associated with supporting the practice specificity hypothesis
1. sensory/perceptual information
2. performance context characteristics
3. cognitive processing characteristics
what's the main difference between the practice specificity hypothesis and the practice variability hypothesis?
The practice specificity hypothesis relates primarily to certain characteristics of the practice and test context, whereas the practice variability hypothesis relates specifically to the movement characteristics of the skill that is learned.
T or F
For children, incorporating contextual interference in practice does not help them learn.
True
(learner characteristics: age, skill level)