Chapters 5 and 6

Question 1

Research methods for sociology of physical activity

Answer 1

survey research
interviewing
thematic analysis (text analysis)
ethnography (becoming a participant)
societal analysis
collection of quantitative (numbers) and qualitative (interpretation based) data

Question 2

Sociology vs psychology

Answer 2

sociology is a group of people
psychology is one person

Question 3

what is power

Answer 3

power is the ability to do what you want without being stopped

Question 4

gender vs sex

Answer 4

gender - a set of norms or expectations about how to behave
sex - biological aspects of a person

Question 5

why is there less women coaching girls and women teams?

Answer 5

men have power
more male athletes
salaries went up with title ix

Question 6

ethnic gorups vs race

Answer 6

ethnic groups - group of people who share cultural traditions
race - group of people define by society as different from others based on genetics

Question 7

belemia

Answer 7

eating/barfing food to be skinny

Question 8

anorexia definition

Answer 8

starving yourself to be skinny

Question 9

motor learning definition

Answer 9

acquisition of skilled movements as a reuslt of practice

Question 10

motor control definition

Answer 10

the neural, physical, and behavioral aspects of movement

Question 11

motor development definition

Answer 11

developmental view of motor learning and motor control across a life span

Question 12

Novel Learning Tasks

Answer 12

helps to study the product of movement rather than the process of the movement

Question 13

Motor behavior

Answer 13

how skills are learned, processes and practice improve learning/performance, execution becomes more efficient, goal is to become automatic

Question 14

schema

Answer 14

storying memory in groups of movements

Question 15

Goals of subdisciples of motor behavior

Answer 15

motor learning - retention and transfer
motor control - coordinates muscles and joints
motor development - changes across your lifespan

Question 16

What five themes persisted in motor behavior research over the years

Answer 16

1. Knowledge of results (feedback)
2. Distribution of practice
3. Transfer of training
4. Retention
5. Individual differences

Question 17

Dynamical systems theory

Answer 17

a direct link exists between perception and action,

Question 18

motor programs

Answer 18

proposed memory mechanisms that allow movements to be controlled

Question 19

quantative vs qualative

Answer 19

quantitative (numbers)
qualitative (interpretation-based)