Foundations of Kinesiology
Opportunities for participation by girls and women in sport have grown since the passage of _________________.
Title IX
What is the difference between qualitative research and quantitative research?
Qualitative: more what you can observe with your five senses.
Quantitative: concerned with numbers, data, and experimentation
"Acceleration" is a term for time rate of change in which quantities?
velocity
What is the most important factor influencing your choice of career? (name at least one)
Your strengths, goals, and preferences
Recent surveys reveal that more than 60% of adults are not regulary _________________
active
________________ is well-established, officially governed competitive physical activities in which participants are motivated by internal and external rewards.
sport
Exercise physiology is the study of _________________?
the impact of exercise on the body
If velocity is constant, then what is true of acceleration?
it is equal to zero
Burnout may have a _______________ impact on the quality of instruction offered to students
Negative
Health problems cost businesses an estimated ______________ annually.
$15 Billion
In the 1970s the focus of health care shifted from the treatment and cure of disease to _________________. (name at least1 out of 2)
health promotion and disease prevention
________________ is the study of the role of sport in society and the relationships between participants, sport, and other societal institutions?
Sport sociology
To have motion,
the equilibrium of the body must be upset
An individual interested in fitness and health might enjoy pursuing a career in _______.
cardiac rehabilitation
According to IHRSA, the largest segment of health club membership is the _____ age group. The Wellness Council of America (WELCOA) states that the three most common worksite wellness programs include
35-54 years
In 1955, which president established the President's Council on Youth Fitness?
President Eisenhower
Studying the effects of grown and maturation on skill acquisition is an example of which area of study?
motor development
According to Newton's Third Law, the lighter the object,
the less force needed to speed it up.
NASPE's competencies for beginning teachers does NOT include
athletic prowess
According to Martens, the probability that children and young people will participate in physical activity throughout their life can be enhanced when programs incorporate which principle?
self-worth
During World War I the Selective Service examination demonstrated that _______________.
one third (1/3) of the men were unfit
Evaluating an athlete's gait would be studied in which subdiscipline?
motor learning
In the human body, the lever systems formed by muscles pulling on bones are primarily which class of lever?
Third
What is NOT a responsibility of an athletic trainer?
Prescribing medicine
What is a recent challenge facing physical education programs that aspire to be successful?
a lack of administrative and teacher support, increased class size, lack of funding