PGA Level 3 Advanced Teaching and
Coaching: Learning questions with
correct answers
Question : A student relates to which type of imagery if she is
ABLE to learn from a face-on video of her swing?
Correct answer: External
Question : What is the cognitive rehearsal of a physical skill
in the absence of overt physical movements?
Correct answer: Mental practice
Question : What is a conscious experience in which a player
uses all her senses to recreate the execution of a motor skill in the player's mind?
Correct answer: Motor imagery
Question : A student relates to which type of imagery if she is
UNABLE to learn from a face-on video of her swing?
Correct answer: Internal
Question : Does cognitively rehearsing procedural skills at a
faster rate before performing them interfere with the benefits of mental practice? Yes or no?
Correct answer: No
Question : What is the definition of 'modeling' when used for
teaching and coaching?
Correct answer: The use of demonstrating to convey
information about how to perform a motor skill
Question : When is mental practice an motor imagery most
effective?
Correct answer: When used as a supplement to physical
practice
Question : What is the best way for beginners to improve shot
performance?
Correct answer: When mental practice is combined with
physical practice
Question : What makes 'cognitive hypothesis' an effective
learning tool?
Correct answer: Helps students identify what to do through
mental practice before attempting a motor skill
Question : Which condition enhances the benefits of mental
practice?
Correct answer: Practicing when motivated
Question : Based on research, at what speed should a skill be
mentally rehearsed prior to actual performance?
Correct answer: At about the same speed
Question : What situation justifies substituting mental
practice for physical practice?
Correct answer: When students cannot physically practice
Question : According to research, what will optimize
performance when combining mental and physical practice?
Correct answer: To engage in mental practice before engaging
in physical practice
Question : What is an example of 'form focus of attention'?
Correct answer: Keeping the body and head still during a putt
Question : What is an example of retroactive transfer?
Correct answer: New swing changes learned interfered with
the ability to recover the original swing
Question : What is the influence of a previous skill on the
current skill to be learned regardless of whether the influence is positive or negative?
Correct answer: Proactive transfer
Question : What determines the transfer of golf skill learning?
Correct answer: The time between original learning and
transfer with the structural similarity of skills and conditions