Question 1

External environments are typically represented as

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A)  Survey routes and then route maps 
B)  Route maps and then survey maps 
C)  Neither as route maps nor as survey maps 
D)  Either as route maps or as survey maps in a random order 
A)  Survey routes and then route maps 
B)  Route maps and then survey maps 
C)  Neither as route maps nor as survey maps 
D)  Either as route maps or as survey maps in a random order B

Question 2

Variability of footfall positions as runners approach a jump board in long jumping increase and then decrease. This outcome has been taken to suggest that

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A)  Runners rely on visual feedback less and less as they approach the jump board 
B)  Runners rely on visual feedback more and more as they approach the jump board 
C)  Runners rely on visual feedback less and then more as they approach the jump board 
D)  Runners rely on visual feedback more and then less as they approach the jump board 
A)  Runners rely on visual feedback less and less as they approach the jump board 
B)  Runners rely on visual feedback more and more as they approach the jump board 
C)  Runners rely on visual feedback less and then more as they approach the jump board 
D)  Runners rely on visual feedback more and then less as they approach the jump board C

Question 3

The reason humans switch from walking to running when they locomote at speeds exceeding 2.5 m/s is that

Accepted Answer

A)  All animals use a variety of gaits 
B)  This is how they were taught to control gait 
C)  Walking at rates exceeding 2.5 m/s would require that one fall more quickly than gravity permits 
D)  Walking at rates exceeding 2.5 m/s would require that one fall more slowly than gravity permits 
A)  All animals use a variety of gaits 
B)  This is how they were taught to control gait 
C)  Walking at rates exceeding 2.5 m/s would require that one fall more quickly than gravity permits 
D)  Walking at rates exceeding 2.5 m/s would require that one fall more slowly than gravity permits C

Question 4

Which of the following pertains) to motor development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nerve fibers become myelinated 
B)  Cortical centers inhibit subcortical centers 
C)  Development proceeds in a cephalo-caudal head-tail) and proximal-distal medial-peripheral) direction. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Nerve fibers become myelinated 
B)  Cortical centers inhibit subcortical centers 
C)  Development proceeds in a cephalo-caudal head-tail) and proximal-distal medial-peripheral) direction. 
D)  All of the above

Question 5

A demonstration of visual kinesthesis is that

Accepted Answer

A)  People tilt back when a seen wall approaches, showing that the approaching wall signals falling forward 
B)  People tilt back when a seen wall approaches them, showing that the approaching wall signals falling backward 
C)  People tilt forward when a seen wall approaches them, showing that the approaching wall signals falling forward 
D)  People tilt forward when a seen wall approaches them, showing that the approaching wall signals falling backward 
A)  People tilt back when a seen wall approaches, showing that the approaching wall signals falling forward 
B)  People tilt back when a seen wall approaches them, showing that the approaching wall signals falling backward 
C)  People tilt forward when a seen wall approaches them, showing that the approaching wall signals falling forward 
D)  People tilt forward when a seen wall approaches them, showing that the approaching wall signals falling backward

Question 6

Responses based on __________ are generally __________ than responses based on __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Preflexes, faster, reflexes 
B)  Preflexes, slower, reflexes 
C)  Preflexes, no faster or slower, reflexes 
D)  Preflexes, slower, deliberate choice 
A)  Preflexes, faster, reflexes 
B)  Preflexes, slower, reflexes 
C)  Preflexes, no faster or slower, reflexes 
D)  Preflexes, slower, deliberate choice

Question 7

When babies are confronted with slopes, they may go down the slopes in a variety of ways, not in a single way. This outcome has been taken to show that

Accepted Answer

A)  Motor development follows a rigid maturational progression 
B)  Motor development does not follow a rigid maturational progression 
C)  Developing a theory of motor development puts the theorist on a slippery slope that should be avoided 
D)  Developing a theory of motor development puts the theorist on a slippery slope that should not be avoided 
A)  Motor development follows a rigid maturational progression 
B)  Motor development does not follow a rigid maturational progression 
C)  Developing a theory of motor development puts the theorist on a slippery slope that should be avoided 
D)  Developing a theory of motor development puts the theorist on a slippery slope that should not be avoided

Question 8

Fictive locomotion demonstrates

Accepted Answer

A)  Reliance on feedback for locomotion 
B)  Central pattern generators 
C)  The ability to walk through fictional environments, using virtual reality 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Reliance on feedback for locomotion 
B)  Central pattern generators 
C)  The ability to walk through fictional environments, using virtual reality 
D)  All of the above

Question 9

As more visual guidance is required in walking, the activity of neurons in the cortico-spinal tract

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A)  Remains the same 
B)  Increases 
C)  Decreases 
D)  Has yet to be studied 
A)  Remains the same 
B)  Increases 
C)  Decreases 
D)  Has yet to be studied

Question 10

The idea that the physical layout of the external environment is directly specified by the optical array emanating from it is central to the theory of

Accepted Answer

A)  Ecological perception 
B)  Route and survey maps 
C)  Sway 
D)  Anticipatory postural adjustments 
A)  Ecological perception 
B)  Route and survey maps 
C)  Sway 
D)  Anticipatory postural adjustments

Question 11

Rats placed in well learned mazes

Accepted Answer

A)  Cannot find their way to the reward site if they are placed in a new start position 
B)  Cannot find their way to the reward site if the maze is flooded, requiring swimming rather the previously used method of walking 
C)  Cannot find their way to the reward site if they are placed in a new start position and must swim rather the previously used method of walking 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Cannot find their way to the reward site if they are placed in a new start position 
B)  Cannot find their way to the reward site if the maze is flooded, requiring swimming rather the previously used method of walking 
C)  Cannot find their way to the reward site if they are placed in a new start position and must swim rather the previously used method of walking 
D)  None of the above

Question 12

An indication of the power of motor development is that babies on jolly jumpers learn to

Accepted Answer

A)  Decrease the amplitudes of their jumps while increasing the variability of their jump periods 
B)  Decrease the amplitudes of their jumps while decreasing the variability of their jump periods 
C)  Increase the amplitudes of their jumps while increasing the variability of their jump periods 
D)  Increase the amplitudes of their jumps while decreasing the variability of their jump periods 
A)  Decrease the amplitudes of their jumps while increasing the variability of their jump periods 
B)  Decrease the amplitudes of their jumps while decreasing the variability of their jump periods 
C)  Increase the amplitudes of their jumps while increasing the variability of their jump periods 
D)  Increase the amplitudes of their jumps while decreasing the variability of their jump periods

Question 13

Babies between 2 and 8 months can

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A)  Step as well on land as in water, consistent with a physical account of the disappearance of stepping during this age range 
B)  Step better in water than in land, consistent with a cognitive account of the disappearance of stepping during this age range 
C)  Step better in water than in land, consistent with a physical account of the disappearance of stepping during this age range 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Step as well on land as in water, consistent with a physical account of the disappearance of stepping during this age range 
B)  Step better in water than in land, consistent with a cognitive account of the disappearance of stepping during this age range 
C)  Step better in water than in land, consistent with a physical account of the disappearance of stepping during this age range 
D)  None of the above

Question 14

As discussed in the Walking chapter,

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A)  EMGs in APAs benefit movement and stability 
B)  EMGs in APAs benefit movement but not stability 
C)  EMGs in APAs benefit stability but not movement 
D)  EMGs in APAs benefit neither movement nor stability 
A)  EMGs in APAs benefit movement and stability 
B)  EMGs in APAs benefit movement but not stability 
C)  EMGs in APAs benefit stability but not movement 
D)  EMGs in APAs benefit neither movement nor stability

Question 15

Reliance on mechanics to help simplify the control of robots has led to the development of

Accepted Answer

A)  Active dynamic walkers 
B)  Active static walkers 
C)  Passive dynamic walkers 
D)  Passive static walkers 
A)  Active dynamic walkers 
B)  Active static walkers 
C)  Passive dynamic walkers 
D)  Passive static walkers

Question 16

According to the textbook, although walking is slower and more variable when walkers are engaged in cognitively taxing tasks than when they are not, it is unclear whether this is due to

Accepted Answer

A)  Motor control per se 
B)  Visual guidance per se 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Motor control per se 
B)  Visual guidance per se 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  None of the above

Question 17

The same sensory input

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A)  Has the same effect on locomotion no matter when it is applied during the step cycle, showing that sensory input has no effect on locomotion 
B)  Has the same effect on locomotion no matter when it is applied during the step cycle, showing that sensory input has an effect on locomotion 
C)  Has different effects on locomotion depending on when it is applied during the step cycle, showing that sensory input has no effect on locomotion 
D)  Has different effects on locomotion depending on when it is applied during the step cycle, showing that sensory input has an effect on locomotion 
A)  Has the same effect on locomotion no matter when it is applied during the step cycle, showing that sensory input has no effect on locomotion 
B)  Has the same effect on locomotion no matter when it is applied during the step cycle, showing that sensory input has an effect on locomotion 
C)  Has different effects on locomotion depending on when it is applied during the step cycle, showing that sensory input has no effect on locomotion 
D)  Has different effects on locomotion depending on when it is applied during the step cycle, showing that sensory input has an effect on locomotion

Question 18

In the tonic neck reflex, exhibited by neurologically normal infants,

Accepted Answer

A)  If the baby's head turns to the left, the baby's left arm and left leg both flex while the baby's right arm and right leg both extend 
B)  If the baby's head turns to the left, the baby's left arm and left leg both extend while the baby's right arm and right leg both flex 
C)  If the baby's head turns to the left, both arms extends and both legs flex 
D)  If the baby's head turns to the left, both arms flex and both legs extend 
A)  If the baby's head turns to the left, the baby's left arm and left leg both flex while the baby's right arm and right leg both extend 
B)  If the baby's head turns to the left, the baby's left arm and left leg both extend while the baby's right arm and right leg both flex 
C)  If the baby's head turns to the left, both arms extends and both legs flex 
D)  If the baby's head turns to the left, both arms flex and both legs extend

Question 19

Which of the following results suggests that the brain plays a role in regulating postural stability?

Accepted Answer

A)  Responses to stretch of the gastrocnemius muscle depends on the participant's expectations about whether the stretch will have destabilizing influences 
B)  Responses to stretch of the gastrocnemius muscle depends on the health of the cerebellum 
C)  Responses to stretch of the gastrocnemius muscle depends on the health of the vestibular system 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Responses to stretch of the gastrocnemius muscle depends on the participant's expectations about whether the stretch will have destabilizing influences 
B)  Responses to stretch of the gastrocnemius muscle depends on the health of the cerebellum 
C)  Responses to stretch of the gastrocnemius muscle depends on the health of the vestibular system 
D)  All of the above

Question 20

Angle-angle diagrams

Accepted Answer

A)  Plot joint angles as a function of time 
B)  Plot angles of one joint against angles of another joint, with each point corresponding to a moment in time 
C)  b, and such diagrams do not help diagnose gait disorders 
D)  b, and such diagrams help diagnose gait disorders 
A)  Plot joint angles as a function of time 
B)  Plot angles of one joint against angles of another joint, with each point corresponding to a moment in time 
C)  b, and such diagrams do not help diagnose gait disorders 
D)  b, and such diagrams help diagnose gait disorders

External environments are typically represented as

Variability of footfall positions as runners approach a jump board in long jumping increase and then decrease. This outcome has been taken to suggest that

The reason humans switch from walking to running when they locomote at speeds exceeding 2.5 m/s is that

Which of the following pertains) to motor development?

A demonstration of visual kinesthesis is that

Responses based on are generally than responses based on __.

When babies are confronted with slopes, they may go down the slopes in a variety of ways, not in a single way. This outcome has been taken to show that

Fictive locomotion demonstrates

As more visual guidance is required in walking, the activity of neurons in the cortico-spinal tract

The idea that the physical layout of the external environment is directly specified by the optical array emanating from it is central to the theory of

Rats placed in well learned mazes

An indication of the power of motor development is that babies on jolly jumpers learn to

Babies between 2 and 8 months can

As discussed in the Walking chapter,

Reliance on mechanics to help simplify the control of robots has led to the development of

According to the textbook, although walking is slower and more variable when walkers are engaged in cognitively taxing tasks than when they are not, it is unclear whether this is due to

The same sensory input

In the tonic neck reflex, exhibited by neurologically normal infants,

Which of the following results suggests that the brain plays a role in regulating postural stability?

Angle-angle diagrams

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Exam 5: Walking

External environments are typically represented as

Variability of footfall positions as runners approach a jump board in long jumping increase and then decrease. This outcome has been taken to suggest that

The reason humans switch from walking to running when they locomote at speeds exceeding 2.5 m/s is that

Which of the following pertains) to motor development?

A demonstration of visual kinesthesis is that

Responses based on __________ are generally __________ than responses based on __________.

When babies are confronted with slopes, they may go down the slopes in a variety of ways, not in a single way. This outcome has been taken to show that

Fictive locomotion demonstrates

As more visual guidance is required in walking, the activity of neurons in the cortico-spinal tract

The idea that the physical layout of the external environment is directly specified by the optical array emanating from it is central to the theory of

Rats placed in well learned mazes

An indication of the power of motor development is that babies on jolly jumpers learn to

Babies between 2 and 8 months can

As discussed in the Walking chapter,

Reliance on mechanics to help simplify the control of robots has led to the development of

According to the textbook, although walking is slower and more variable when walkers are engaged in cognitively taxing tasks than when they are not, it is unclear whether this is due to

The same sensory input

In the tonic neck reflex, exhibited by neurologically normal infants,

Which of the following results suggests that the brain plays a role in regulating postural stability?

Angle-angle diagrams

Introduction

Core Problems

Physiological Foundations

Psychological Foundations

Looking

Reaching

Drawing and Writing

Keyboarding

Speaking and Singing

Smiling

Moving on

Filters

Responses based on are generally than responses based on __.