Definitions
What is the definition of Kinesiology?
An academic discipline which involves the study of human activity and its impact on health, society, and quality of life
The seven spheres of physical activity classification are:
1. Self-sufficiency
2. Self expression
3. Work
4. Education
5. Leisure
6. Health
7. Competition
What is an Ergonimist? What is another name for an Ergonomist?
Professionals who specialize in improving efficiency, safety, and well-being among workers.
Human Factors Engineers
Motor behavior began as a branch of which scientific discipline?
Psychology
What is the governing body (organization) of kinesiology in the United States?
American Kinesiology Association
Define ADL and IADL
Activities of Daily Living, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
PA is a signature of humanity with intelligently-based movements based on what four characteristics?
1.Aesthetics
2. Flexibility
3. Adaptability
4. Planning
Professionals of kinesiology generally find themselves following one of the three branches of PA philosophy. What are these three branches?
Materialism (monism), Dualism, Holism
Three big factors in the 1950's contributed to the US's increased interest in PA. What were these factors?
Cold War
President Eisenhower's heart attack
US competing with European children in fitness
What are the four characteristics within the sphere of self-expression?
Emblems, Gestures, Illustrators, Regulators
Learning
Refinements in the nervous system that result from practice (ch3)
The scholarly study of kinesiology is comprised of three branches of learning. These branches are:
Scholarship of PA, PA experience, professional experience in PA
In new job openings in sport, __/__ of these jobs are being filled by men, creating inequality between men and women in sport representation and leadership.
2/3
Three important committees that have come about due to the US and the world's increased interested in the scholarly study of PA are
North American Society for Sport History (NASSH), International Society for the History of PE and Sport (ISHPES), International Committee for the History of Sport and PE, International Association for the History of PE and Sport
The film we watched in class was called "______________" and took placing during __________. One key obstacle the characters faced was ___________________.
"A League of Their Own"
WWII
What is sociology?
The study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society
PA historians focus on what two things?
1. Identifying and describing patterns of change and stability in societies and cultures
2. Analyze patterns during specific periods
Sociologist typically study their material ________ clinical settings, because laboratory designs often lead to unauthentic results of subjectivity.
1900-1950's was the period of consumerism, immigration and democratization. It was also called the "_____________" of sport.
"Golden Age"
Subjective experiences are comprised of these five components:
1. Proprioceptors
2. Lasting experiences
3. Self-reflection
4. Sensation
5. Perception
Define Motor Behavior
The study of how motor skills are learned, controlled, and developed to assist people as they practice and experience physical activity.
Subjective experiences in PA are important in creating compliance to exercise programs in clients because _______________
The positive or negative experiences people have with exercise are a large determining factor of whether or not they will be willing to participate in PA in the rest of their life.
Careers for motor behaviorists took off during WWII when motor behaviorists were tasked with creating efficient ways to _______________
Train military pilots
In the late 1800's to ealry 1900's, motor behavior was studied as a way to ___________________
Understand cognition
Less than ___% of media coverage is dedicated to female sports