KIN 201 Week 1: Introduction to Kinesiology

Flashcards covering key vocabulary and concepts from the KIN 201 Week 1 lecture on the introduction to Kinesiology, including its core definitions, purposes of physical activity, and philosophical frameworks.

Conceptual Frameworks

How people organize complicated and varying experiences, often assisted with visual organization and definitions.

Three Spheres of Kinesiology Knowledge

A conceptual framework comprising physical activity experience, scholarship of physical activity, and professional experience in physical activity.

Scholarship of Physical Activity

Researching, reading about, studying, and discussing with colleagues the theoretical and practical aspects of physical activity.

Work (Purpose of Physical Activity)

Any type of physical activity that is performed as part of a job.

Hypokinetic Disease

A disease or condition caused or exacerbated by insufficient physical activity.

Holistic Nature of Kinesiology

The understanding that humans are holistic creatures with interdependent cognitions, emotions, bodies, and spirits.

Philosophy of Physical Activity

A subdiscipline of kinesiology that asks fundamental questions about the nature, values, and ethics of physical activity through reflection.

Metaphysics (Philosophical Thinking)

The philosophical study used to understand the nature of health and physical activity through reasoning.

Epistemology (Philosophical Thinking)

The philosophical study used to understand one's level of confidence in claims made within kinesiology.

Axiology (Philosophical Thinking)

The philosophical study used to understand the most important values of life, acknowledging that these values differ for all.

Ethics (Philosophical Thinking)

The philosophical study used to learn how one ought to behave in sport and in professional life as a kinesiologist.

Inductive Reasoning

A type of reasoning that develops broad, general principles from specific cases.

Deductive Reasoning

A type of reasoning that begins with broad factual or hypothetical premises to determine more specific conclusions.

Holism (Philosophical Value System)

The belief that the mind and body are interdependent, and all behavior is ambiguous, implying that the mind and body work together; 'We are our bodies'.

Morality

Behaviors done based on personal principles or conscience.

Nonmoral Values

Objects of desire, such as happiness or good health, that serve as motivating factors for behavior.