KIN 3303 Motor Learning
Memory and Attention Assignment
Answer completely the following questions.
1.
Discuss the role of memory in the learning process. (3 points)
2.
Describe something you have learned that is now in your procedural memory. Discuss how you learned this information. (2 points)
3.
Read the bold print in the following paragraph:
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What conclusions can you draw regarding selective attention? Include what you remembered about the regularly printed text in your response (2 points).
4.
Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJG698U2Mvo
. Record the number of passes that you counted for the team in white. Explain the results of this experiment (2 points).
5.
To examine the interference that occurs in a reaction time task when the performer is given two conflicting signals, visit http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/java/ready.html
. Record your times.
Explain your performance in terms of attention. What created the interference (3 points)? 6.
How could you use the information you have gained about attention in teaching a motor skill (3 points)?
