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101. Jill is organizing a softball skills camp for new youth players. How should she organize the camp to optimize the children’s learning? a. Half- to full-day practice sessions dedicated to each skill throughout the week b. Mixed skill practice and scrimmaging throughout the week c. One hour for each skill mixed with scrimmaging and mixed practice every day d. One hour for each skill on day 1, transitioning to mixed skill practice and scrimmaging by day 5 102. Lee is a 70-year-old with Parkinson disease He is working on gait training in therapy. Which practice method would probably have the best results? a. Aerobic training on a lower extremity ergometer until fatigued at moderate intensity b. Carrying a weighted pail across the grass outdoors to mimic Lee feeding his horses c. Stepping over obstacles in the gym until Lee can successfully navigate 7 out of 10 without loss of balance d. Walking as far as possible around the walking track with a wheelchair follow in case he becomes fatigued 103. Sophia is a 13-year-old with spastic diplegia CP who is practicing transfers into and out of her wheelchair with her PT. What would be the most beneficial method of practice? a. Breaking down each component of the transfer and practicing each part separately, focusing the most on the more difficult components b. Practice transfers to and from her wheelchair with added focus to aspects of the transfer that are more difficult c. Strength training to target key muscle groups involved in wheelchair transfers d. Working up to wheelchair transfers by scooting laterally back and forth on a mat table
104. Which of the following exercises is best designed to improve sit to stand ability? a. Bridging b. Leg press c. Long arc quads d. Squats 105. Which of the following is a requirement for successful dual-tasking? a. When at least one of the skills has been mastered to the point of automaticity b. When both skills are mastered to the level of no longer requiring many cognitive resources c. When the tasks are functionally incongruent and dissimilar enough to not require competing resources d. When the tasks are salient and intentional 106. Which of the following tests has been modified for evaluating dual task ability? a. Berg balance scale b. Functional reach c. Mini Mental State Exam d. Timed Up and Go 107. How can you use dual-tasking to enhance motor learning? a. As long as both tasks are compatible b. As long as one task is an execution task and the other is a planning task c. Using memory tasks for initial learning d. Using tasks that are incongruent 108. Which type of feedback is better during initial training? a. Deceptive feedback b. Descriptive feedback c. Minimal feedback d. Prescriptive feedback 109. What are the disadvantages of using external feedback? a. It can foster dependency b. It distracts from use of internal feedback c. It is less efficient and requires more cognitive resources than internal feedback d. All of the above
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