RST 100 Quiz 1

The two "central determinants" of most leisure experiences are ________________ and ________________.

 

intrinsic motivation, perceived freedom

When asked what are the most important things you do in your free time, 6 of the top 10 were ____________.

 

some sort of interaction with family and friends

According to the textbook, ____ is the systematic pursuit of an activity that participants find so substantial and interesting that they launch themselves on a “career” centered on acquiring and expressing its special skills, knowledge, and/or experience.

 

Serious Leisure 

According to the slides, _______ are the factors that cause happiness.

 

genetics+big life events+choices

One of the questions on Diener's Life satisfaction scale included _______________.

In most ways my life is close to my ideal

The conditions of my life are excellent

 If I could live my life over, I would change almost nothing.

 So far I have gotten the important things I want in life

According to the textbook, one of the oldest and most often quoted theories of play is the _________________.

 

Surplus Energy Theory

According to the slides and the textbook, on average children laugh 400 times per day, while adults only laugh about 15 times per day.

True

According the slides, it was predicted in 1920 that by the year 2000, the retirement age would be 38, the workweek would be 22 hours, and vacation time would be at 25 weeks a year.

True

According to the textbook and class discussion, _____ refers to rights that are deemed entitled to all people beings simply on the basis that they are human.

Human Rights

The textbook highlights Devil's Tower National Monument as an example of erasure in leisure settings, which continues to be a site of conflict between _____ and _____.

 

the right to leisure and right to culture