Which term refers to the movements of the large or major muscles of the body, such as running or punching?

• A. Eye Gaze
• B. Gross Motor Skills
• C. Perceptual Time Distortion
• D. Critical Incident Amnesia

Answer: (B)

Gross motor skills describe movements that use large muscle groups to perform whole-body actions like running, punching, kicking, or jumping. This category captures the kind of physical actions that involve coordinating the arms, legs, and torso to move quickly and forcefully, which is essential in defensive tactics for evading or engaging an attacker.

Eye gaze refers to where and how a person looks, which is about visual attention and tracking, not the execution of large muscle movements. Perceptual time distortion deals with how time is perceived, not motor function. Critical incident amnesia concerns memory loss after a traumatic event, not the way the body moves. So the term that best fits running or punching is gross motor skills.