Areas of Study
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
True or False:
Cardiovascular fitness gains disappear more rapidly than strength fitness gains.
True
"___________" refers to an individual's general arousal to action
motivation
True or False:
Highly complex motor skills should be taught as a whole so the intricacies of timing can be mastered.
False
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
For exercise lasting less than ________________ replacement of fluids using water is considered adequate.
1 hour
At the interscholastic level, the adoption of "no-pass, no-play" rule
reflects an effort to improve the academic performance of athletes.
All of these (kicking, throwing, swinging, striking) are manipulative skills EXCEPT __________________.
swinging
________________ is the study of the role of sport in society and the relationships between participants, sport, and other societal institutions?
Sport sociology
According to Newton's Third Law, the lighter the object,
the less force needed to speed it up.
Which energy system provides energy for tasks that demand a high rate of energy expenditure for a short period of time?
anaerobic
A runner who regularly participates in 5K road races strives to set a new personal best time each race, even if only by 1 second. This runner is engaging in which type of goal-setting?
Performance
A fundamental locomotor movement, a ________ is a combination of a step-hop, with feet alternating after each step-hop.
skip
Studying the effects of grown and maturation on skill acquisition is an example of which area of study?
motor development
In the human body, the lever systems formed by muscles pulling on bones are primarily which class of lever?
Third
Hypokinetic diseases are caused by too little ___________________.
physical activity
A skier at the starting gate of the downhill race feels very nervous and notices his heart is pounding. He tells himself that these symptoms are a sign that he is "psyched" and ready to perform. The skier is engaging in ______, a type of self-talk.
reframing
A _____________ skill is characterized by its performance in a relatively stable environment.
closed
Evaluating an athlete's gait would be studied in which subdiscipline?
motor learning
The statement "a rotating body will maintain a state of constant angular motion unless acted on by an external torque" refers to which of Newton's Laws of Motion?
Newton's first law
To increase strength, it is recommended that you use a
low number of repetitions and a high level of resistance (Low reps, high weights)
A teacher awards t-shirts to students in a walking club who completed their goal of walking 50 miles during the semester. This is an example of a/an
tangible reinforcer
During the elementary stage of throwing, the individual steps forward with the foot that is _________________ to the throwing arm.
ipsilateral (same sided)