Which statement about practice types is true?

• A. Blocked practice alternates between different tasks
• B. Massed practice uses long rest intervals
• C. Variable practice involves performing the skill in a changing environment
• D. Distributed practice has no rest intervals

Answer: (C)

Practice types shape how well a skill is learned and applied. Variable practice means performing the same skill under different conditions—different speeds, distances, surfaces, or contexts. This variability forces your brain to form flexible movement rules and adapt to new situations, which improves transfer of learning to real performance. For example, a basketball player practicing shots from different spots or a soccer player kicking from various angles and surfaces practices adaptability that helps in actual games. The other ideas mix up terms: blocked practice repeats the same task, massed practice minimizes rest, and distributed practice includes rest between trials, so those descriptions don’t fit as well.