Kinesiology Ch 9-11

Which of the following were significant events that mark the 1970's as the decade in which sport psychology became established as a legitimate subdiscipline in the study of physical activity?

Which of the following statements about the effects of exercise on personality is true?

Research on the effects of sport participation on personality has shown that

Which of the following statements about motivation is true?

The optimal arousal level for an individual's performant is

Most of the stress associated with physical activity participation is based on

Group cohesion is facilitated by

What is the key to reducing social loafing in groups?

Research evidence exists to support the popular notion that sports builds character

The presence of spectators helps young athletes concentrate better when they are learning skills for the first time

Most of the differences between females and makes seen in physical activity behaviors are the results of socialization, not biology

Personality research in sport has shown that successful and less successful athletes do not typically differ in traits but rather in their use of cognitive strategies and coping mechanisms

Which of the following describes current thinking about sport and personality?

Which of the following is probably the "youngest" kinesiology discipline?

What differentiates sport psychologist from exercise psychologist?

Perceived barriers to physical activity may be real or imagined

What is the state of bodily energy or physical and mental readiness?

What do sport psychology and exercise psychology focus on?

Arousal would best be defined as

What are the ABCs of sport psychology

Which happens first in a person who becomes burned out?

Relatively stable mind-sets toward physical activity are known as

Who was the first to devote a significant portion on his or her career to sport psychology

Which of the following is NOT a goal of sport and exercise psychology?

In what decade was sport psychology recognized as an academic subdiscipline

Family support and modeling are highly predictive of the physical activity participation of children

The elderly tend to become less physically active because of social isolation

Biomechanists typically work in all of the following settings except

A golf ball stays on the tee until the golf club hits it. Which of the following principle best describes why this occurs

Which of the following are the most common forces acting on a human performer

What is known about injury mechanisms due to forces?

Studying how diseased blood cells respond to forces is an example of which branch of biomechanics?

Biomechanics can assist with design of equipment, artificial limbs, and orthoses for safety

Thomas Cureton was believed by some to have coined the terms biomechanics

What was the discipline of biomechanics called in the past

Injuries to tissues of the body can be caused by forces whose magnitudes are within the limits that the tissue can tolerate if are applied repeatedly over a long period of time

The guiding principles and concepts of biomechanics come from which of the following subdiciplines

Which of the following is least likely to be a concept studied in biomechanics

What is the third step in a model of analysis for biomechanics

Specialists who apply their knowledge of physiology, biomechanics, anatomy, and psychology in order to improve the movements, working environments and training programs in a work place are called

What is the study of the function of human beings using the principles and methods of physics and engineering?

When an athlete is running across a field,______________ allows for the person to be propelled forward