Which type of skill is highly influenced by the environment and requires adaptation during performance?

• A. Closed skills
• B. Fine motor skills
• C. Open skills
• D. Intrinsic feedback

Answer: (C)

Open skills are highly influenced by the environment and require adaptation during performance. In dynamic, unpredictable settings—like a game where opponents move, surfaces change, or weather affects the ball—you must continually adjust your movements, timing, and decisions as the situation unfolds. This contrasts with closed skills, which are performed in stable, predictable conditions where you can plan and reproduce the same technique with little need to change mid-action. Fine motor skills describe precision of small muscle movements, not how much the environment shapes the action. Intrinsic feedback is about the internal cues you feel while performing, not a type of skill defined by environmental adaptability. So the characteristic described is typical of open skills.