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A basketball player demonstrates the following behaviours during practice:

  1. Can shoot free throws without consciously thinking about technique
  2. Consistently maintains proper shooting form even when fatigued
  3. Simultaneously reads defensive positioning while dribbling
  4. Automatically adjusts technique when shots are missing

Which skill acquisition stage is the player demonstrating?

  1. Early cognitive stage
  2. Late cognitive stage
  3. Associative stage
  4. Autonomous stage
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\(D\)

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  • D is correct: Performing without conscious thought, maintaining technique under fatigue, attending to other cues (defensive positioning), and automatically making adjustments are all characteristics of the autonomous stage.

Other Options:

  • A and B incorrect: Any cognitive stage would involve conscious focus on technique and inability to attend to other aspects simultaneously.
  • C is incorrect: The associative stage would still require conscious attention to technique execution rather than automatic adjustments.