Kinesiology final exam

Physical education includes:

Acquisition and refinement of motor skills

Exercise sciences is:

The scientific analysis of exercise and physical activity

Sports medicine is concerned with:

Prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation

Motor learning studies:

Changes in motor behaviors due to practice and experience

Practitioner based research

Focuses on how to apply information learned during instruction or area of practice

Metaphysics

Addresses the ultimate nature of reality

Epistemology

Examines the nature and structure of knowledge

Ethics

Concerned with issues of right and wrong

Sports philosophy

Systematic and reflective study of truth, meaning, and actions of sport

Domains of learning

Cognitive, Associative, and Psychomotor

Population projected to comprise 25% of the US by 2050

Hispanics

Chronic diseases account for what percentage of all deaths in the US

74%

Not one of the six wellness dimensions discussed in the presentation

Financial

Culture influences an individual’s health beliefs, behaviors, and access to care

True

Leading causes of death in the US

Cancer and cardiovascular disease

Title IX addressed:

Equal opportunities in educational programs and athletics

The Greek ideal emphasized:

Unity of mind, body, and spirit

Romans preferred gymnastics over gladiatorial contests:

False

Per Henrik Ling used anatomy and physiology to study the effects of physical activity on the body

True

Title IX requires equal expenditures for men’s and women’s sport programs, not equal opportunities

False

Motor skills

Ranging from simple to complex movements

Motor control

Neurophysiological and behavioral processes of movement

In the Fitts and Posner model, what is the cognitive stage?

Involves many errors and understanding the task

Associative stage

Characterized by fewer errors and improved consistency

Autonomous stage

Automatic and effortless performance

Motor learning results in temporary changes in performance

False

Autonomous stages allows attention to be directed elsewhere

True

Rudimentary movement stage

Occurs form birth to about two years old

Readiness

Factor influencing learning, referring to a persons willingness and ability to learn

Physical activity

Ability of the body’s systems to function efficiently and effectively

Health related component of fitness

Muscular strength

Skill-related component of fitness

Balance

Hypokinetic diseases

Caused by insufficient physical activity

Anaerobic energy system

Works without oxygen for short durations

Aerobic energy system

Provides energy for long duration activity

FITT stands for

Frequency, intensity, time, and type

Cardiorespiratory endurance

Ability to deliver oxygen to working muscle

Muscular strength

Ability to exert force against resistance

Flexibility

Range of motion at joint

Field closely related to biomechanics

Engineering

Kinematics

Motion in terms of time and space

Kinetics

Forces acting on a system

Velocity

Speed and direction

Acceleration

Change in velocity over time

Torque

Twisting or rotatory force

Factor that increases stability

Wider base of support

Third class lever

Force is in the middle

Power

Amount of work done over time

Lower center of gravity increases stability

True