Kinesiology, Behavioral Concepts, Vocation, and Historical Foundations

Flashcards testing terminology and key concepts across behavioral psychology, kinesiology, Selby's essay on vocation, and the history of physical activity.

Self-Efficacy

A psychological concept linked to personal ability and determining whether an individual feels capable of performing a behavior.

Internal Locus of Control

The concept that outcome control is driven by individual responsibility.

External Locus of Control

The concept that outcomes are controlled by external forces such as fate, luck, or more powerful influences.

Head, Heart, and Hands Framework

A model describing behavior change from knowing to doing, connecting Knowledge (Head), feeling and values (Heart), and Action (Hands).

Five Common Behavioral Barriers

Key factors that hinder behavior change: Time, unrealistic goal, Lack of Social Support, Social physique Anxiety, and Convenience.

Motor Behavior Foundation

The field in kinesiology that integrates knowledge from Psychology (cognitive processes), Biology (growth and development), and Mechanics.

Vocation (Selby)

A lifelong journey of discovering one's calling to understand and fulfill one's life purpose, deeply connected to religious faith and spirituality.

Walking on a Path

The metaphor used by Selby to describe the dynamic and evolving process of discovering one's vocation.

Primary Focus of Studying History of Physical Activity

To identify and describe patterns of change and stability in physical activity over time.

Rule of Omission

A historical methodology rule applied when determining facts of an event when certain details are left out from sources.

Rule of Relevance

A historical methodology rule used to determine the credibility of a source based on the relevance of the author's background to the subject.

Modernization Theory and Human Agency

The two analytical frameworks adopted by sport historians in the 1970s to analyze historical physical activity data.

Primary Source of Historical Evidence

A first-hand account or document created at the time an event occurred, such as a newspaper article written while the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics were in progress.

1960s in Kinesiology History

The decade during which kinesiology subdisciplines developed a recognizable identity in North America.

1800 and 1850

The time frame during which the physical education teaching profession took root in the United States.