Name Erik Watka Section 8-3 #22

EQ: How do mental cognition, muscle memory, and dexterity affect ones precision when s/he
is required to use fine motor skills to complete a task?

I. Essential Question:

In your response, you need to include the following:

Explain what mental cognition is and how ones precision can be directly affected if one is
mentally impaired.

Explain what muscle memory is and how it may affect ones precision in completing a task.

Explain how dexterity may affect ones precision in completing a task.

Original:

Mental cognition, muscle memory, and dexterity affect ones precision when
required to use fine motor skills to complete a task. Mental cognition is a form of you
recognizing and understanding yourself doing something, using the nervous system.
Ones precision, if mentally impaired, can be affected directly because they dont have as
much thought and understanding in what they are doing, which will lead to not being as
precise in activities using mental cognition. Muscle memory is an exercise of your
muscles remember doing a common motion or activity. Muscle memory can affect
someones precision if they have not done the exercise, and their muscles are not used
to the activity. If your muscles do recognize the exercise, you will be more precise.
Dexterity is exercising skills, especially in the hands. There are many variables that can
prevent yourself from having a low and high dexterity, including an injury or long nails.

Peer Edit 1: Khashyar

Mental cognition, muscle memory, and dexterity affect ones precision when required to
use fine motor skills to complete a task. Mental cognition is a form of you recognizing and
understanding yourself doing something, using s ignals sent through the nervous system t o
the specific area youre working with. Ones precision, if mentally impaired, can be affected
directly because they dont have as much thought and understanding in what they are doing,
which will lead to not being as precise in activities using mental cognition. Muscle memory is an
exercise of your muscles remembering doing a common motion or activity. Muscle memory can
affect someones precision if they have not done the exercise, and their muscles are not used to
the activity. If your muscles do recognize the exercise, you will be more precise. Dexterity is
exercising skills, especially in the hands. There are many variables that can prevent yourself
from having a low and high dexterity, including an injury or long nails.
 Peer Edit 2: Ariana
Mental cognition, muscle memory, and dexterity affect ones precision when required to
use fine motor skills to complete a task. Mental cognition is a form of you recognizing and
understanding yourself doing something, using s ignals sent through the nervous system t o
the specific area youre working with. Ones precision, if mentally impaired, can be affected
directly because they dont have as much thought and understanding in what they are doing,
which will lead to not being as precise in activities using mental cognition. Muscle memory is an
exercise of your muscles remembering doing a common motion or activity. Muscle memory can
affect someones precision if they have not done the exercise, and their muscles are not used to
the activity. If your muscles do recognize the exercise, you will be more precise. Dexterity is
exercising skills, especially in the hands. There are many variables that can prevent yourself
from having a low and high dexterity, including an injury o r long nails and long nails, or having
strong muscles in your forearm and hands.

Peer Edit 3: Sasha

Mental cognition, muscle memory, and dexterity affect ones precision when required to
use fine motor skills to complete a task. Mental cognition is a form of you recognizing and
understanding yourself doing something, using s ignals sent through the nervous system t o
the specific area youre working with. Ones precision, if mentally impaired, can be affected
directly because they dont have as much thought and understanding in what they are doing,
which will lead to not being as precise in activities using mental cognition. Muscle memory is an
exercise of your muscles remembering doing a common motion or activity. If you have muscle
memory, you can do a task unconsciously. M uscle memory can affect someones precision if
they have not done the exercise, and their muscles are not used to the activity. If your muscles
do recognize the exercise, you will be more precise. Dexterity is exercising skills, especially in
the hands. There are many variables that can prevent yourself from having a low and high
dexterity, including an injury or long nails and long nails, or having strong muscles in your
forearm and hands.
Final:
Mental cognition, muscle memory, and dexterity affect ones precision when
required to use fine motor skills to complete a task. Mental cognition is a form of you
recognizing and understanding yourself doing something, using signals sent through the
nervous system to the specific area youre working with. Ones precision, if mentally
impaired, can be affected directly because they dont have as much thought and
understanding in what they are doing, which will lead to not being as precise in activities
using mental cognition. Muscle memory is an exercise of your muscles remembering
doing a common motion or activity. If you have muscle memory, you can do a task
unconsciously. Muscle memory can affect someones precision if they have not done the
exercise, and their muscles are not used to the activity. If your muscles do recognize the
exercise, you will be more precise. Dexterity is exercising skills, especially in the hands.
There are many variables that can prevent yourself from having a low and high dexterity,
including an injury and long nails, or having strong muscles in your forearm and hands.
II. Lab Application:

1a. Identify which task you demonstrated the most precision in when completing using your
dominant hand and support your response using data and video evidence.
I demonstrated the most precision in drawing shapes. I used the same method in drawing
my shapes, except the second time I tried to retrace cleaner. I scored the highest in my
groups drawing 13, then 16.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxSKs5nb1HdZUzN1RmRkZGVIR28
1b. Create a gif for this task.

2a. Identify which task you demonstrated the least precision in when completing using your
dominant hand and support your response using data and video evidence.
I showed the least amount of precision in the 6-Pyramid cup stacking activity. I used
different methods each time I stacked and cleaned up my pyramid. I also scored the
lowest in my group.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxSKs5nb1HdZQzNLTjI2anJpY0k

2b. Create a gif for this task.