Test 1 Flashcards
Which of the following is the smallest of the four muscles in the buttocks? A. gracilis B. Gastrocnemius C. Gluterus minimus D. Tensor fasiae latae
D. Tensor fasiae latae
What is a definition of body mass index?
The ratio of weight to height squared
Related to summation of forces, which is accurate about how body parts move?
a. the largest body parts are the slowest and move last.
b. the smallest body parts are the fastest and move first.
c. the largest body parts are the slowest and move first.
d. regardless of speed, all parts move at the same times.
C the largest body parts are the fastest and move first
Which of the following is true about center of gravity?
a. COG is in the same location for each human body
b. COG varies according to the body parts’ positions
c. COG varies among bodies but is constant for each
d. COG is the same as center of mass or pf pressure
b. COG varies according to the body parts’ positions
If one skater has longer arms and another has shorter arms, and someone applies equal force to each skaters extended arm, which of these is true about torque?
a. the skater with longer arms will rotate faster.
b. the skater with shorter arms will rotate faster.
c. with equal force, they will turn at equal speed.
d. torque involves an axis no the perpendicular.
a. the skater with longer arms will rotate faster.
Relative to spatial awareness, which movement concept involves vertical, horizontal and circular paths of movement?
a. locations and levels
b. personal space
c. directions
d. planes
d. planes
In quality of movement, __ is bound/interrupted or free/sustained.
a. flow
b. effort
c. speed
d. rhythm
a. flow
In the movement concept of relationship, which relationship can involve only one body without another body/bodies or objects?
a. the relationship of near and far
b. the relationship of on or off
c. together or with opposition
d. symmetrical and asymmetrical
b. the relationship of on or off
In the history of research into motor development, which of the following represents the trend from earlier to later findings?
a. from experience by itself to maturation by itself
b. from maturation by itself to experience by itself
c. from maturation to maturation plus experience
d. from experience to maturation plus experience
c.from maturation to maturation plus experience
When someone bench presses weights to strengthens the arms and upper body, this is an example of which exercise science principle
specificity
Which of the following is an example of the short-term effects of exercise on health?
a. exercising releases endorphins, generating euphoria
b. exercising regularly prevents and relives depression
c. exercising lowers the risk of heart attacks and strokes
d. exercising can reduce one’s blood pressure and pulse
a. exercising releases endorphins, generating euphoria
of the following, which most accurately represents an aspect of the relationship between nutrition and fitness?
a. exercising regularly and energetically enables you to eat anything you want
b. eating a diet rich in calcium prevents bone density loss, but exercise can’t
c. eating right provides energy for exercise, while exercise can control appetite
c. eating right provides energy for exercise, while exercise can control appetite
A part of which body system controls fluid loss, protects deep tissues and synthesizes vitamin D?
a. the skeletal system
b. the muscular system
c. the lymphatic system
d. the integumentary system
d. the integumentary system
The respiratory system _ oxygen and _carbon doxide.
a. inhales; exhales
b. delivers; expels
c. creates; absorbs
d. exhales; inhales
b. delivers; expels
In the central nervous system’s hierarchy of motor control, which levels of the brain produces a motor program?
The middle level
Which of the following is true of soccer as played today?
a. each soccer team is composed of nine players
b. no player can touch the ball with arms or hands
c. all players can use heads or torsos on the ball
d. the FIFA world cup is an annual soccer event
c. all players can use heads or torsos on the ball
The frog kick is used in which swimming stroke
breaststroke/elementary back stroke
Among the following common areas of negligence in PE, in addition to first aid emergencies, which one can teachers and coaches MOST mitigate by enlisting the help of students?
Supervision
Regarding physical education teacher and coach liability compared to classroom teacher liability, which is true?
a. the sizes of classes are similar in both cases
b. other classes are just as likely to be outdoors
c. other classes travel as often on field trips and so on
d. projectiles and water increase liability in PE classes
d. projectiles and water increase liability in PE classes
Which statement about PE class safety and teacher liability is a valid one?
a. PE classes can include advanced gymnastics safely by having group spotters
b. PE classes as well as extracurricular activities can include trampolines safely
c. PE teachers must instruct students in calling for and backing away from fly balls
d. PE teachers commonly and safely discipline students with strenuous exercise
c. PE teachers must instruct students in calling for and backing away from fly balls
Which of the following effects on performance is more likely to be caused by student marijuana abuse than student alcohol abuse before physical education classes?
a. impaired and low energy
b. impaired depth perception
c. impaired judgment in general
d. impaired physical coordination
b. impaired depth perception
Of the following effects on student health caused by substance abuse, which one results from the largest number of different substance abuse-related causes?
a. death
b. organ damage
c. avascular necrosis
d. HIV and AIDS transmission
a. death
Which of these is a typical effect of substance abuse on student behavior?
a. shy student becomes more sociable
b. an outgoing student becomes withdrawn
c. an inhibited student becomes more impulsive
d. all of these
d. all of these
Which kinds of PE activities are both appropriate for boys and girls to participate in together and are less dependent on team assignment by student skill levels?
a. activities that involve participant body contact
b. activities that require more upper-body strength
c. activities that require agility and lower body strength
d. all of these
c. activities that require agility and lower body strength
Regarding individual differences that affect physical education activity performance, which of these sports is most appropriate for the ectomorphic somatoype?
a. wrestling
b. gymnastics
c. shot-putting
d. high jump
d. high jump
Which of the following reflects a PE teaching technique that promotes cognitive learning?
a. keeping times shorter during instruction and demonstrates
b. comparing new movement skills to those previously learned
c. using universal language in communicating with all students
d. giving all students equal responsibility for their own learning
b. comparing new movement skills to those previously learned
Regarding perceptual-motor abilities, which is a performance skill that would be MOST affected by individual differences in control precision?
a. playing quarterback in football
b. handling a hockey puck
c. dribbling a basketball
d. explosive strength
b. handling a hockey puck
Among physical proficiencies that affect individual performance, which type of strength is most involved in the activity of kayacking?
a. static strength
b. trunk strength
c. dynamic strength
d. explosive strength
c. dynamic strength
In one instructional method to promote psychomotor learning, a PE teacher clearly explains learning goals and skills to be learned to the students; demonstrates the skills for the students; and provides the students with practice time, frequently and regularly monitoring their progress during pactice, it is an example of what?
the contingency or contract method
Research finds that motor skills training, endurance training and strength training all share which neuroplasticity effects in common?
spinal reflex modification
Which development in human manual skills emerges the earliest?
coordinated arm-hand movments
Which of the following is a typical characteristic in babies’ earliest gait development?
a. pointing their toes outward
b. walking bending their knees
c. keeping arms by their sides
d. rolling from the heel to toe
a. pointing their toes outward
One teaching method for managing kindergarten through Grade 12 PE classes uses three steps to address student noncompliance with class rules.
a. an oral warning; brief time-out; a time-out with written response
Among these class rules that many american kindergarten though Grade 12 PE teachers commonly define, which are all applicable to other subjects and classrooms, which one is also more important to PE classes?
a. kindness and caring
b. following directions
c. keeping hands to self
d. good sportsmanship
d. good sportsmanship
Which of the following is NOT a common theme many kindergarten though grade 12 PE teachers across the US use to manage their class room?
a. respect
b. cooperation
c. doing your best
d. speaking out freely
d. speaking out freely
Of four factors that affect learning in PE settings, which one is best exemplified by the physiological and psychological variables that influence individual ability and interest for learning?
a. readiness
b. motivation
c. reinforcement
d. individual differences
a. readiness
In 3 stages of motor learning, which of these is characteristic of the associative stage?
a. understanding an activity’s goal and nature
b. making attempts that include major errors
c. Making fewer and more constant errors
d. effortless automatically in performance
c. Making fewer and more constant errors
For cooperative learning activities to be more productive than competitive or individual learning activities, one of five necessary elements is positive interdependence among the members of a student group, including student awareness of it. What is accurate about the other four requirements
the students use task-relevant interpersonal and group skills frequently
Which of the following external variables that affect PE activity is more likely to help than hurt performance by its presence?
a. strong outdoor winds
b. advancing technology
c. equipment condition
d. the other participants
b. advancing technology
Concerning the impacts of various resources on student PE outcomes, what has research found?
Class size and student-teacher ratio correlate inversely with activity levels, time, safety and learning
Compared to the amount of time in moderate to vigorous physical activity the Institute of Medicine recommends for children to spend daily how much do research studies find they actually spend in school physical education classes?
about one-sixth of what is recommended
Among strategies for increasing internal student motivation for physical activity, which of these is the best example of giving students freedom of choice?
a. providing flexibility for students to adapt activities to their interest
b. changing activity rules, space and equipment to enable student success
c. matching the specific kinds of activities with the individual students
d. involving students in decision-making processes whenever possible
d. involving students in decision-making processes whenever possible
Which of these is an effective strategy for PE teachers to enhance students’ perceived physical competence?
a. specify the number of trials to complete during a certain certain time period
b. specify the length of time for practicing but not the number of trials
c. specify the technical errors students make in instructional feedback
d. specify a certain activity without varying it to keep students on task
b. specify the length of time for practicing but not the number of trials
within the TARGET model, which PE teaching strategy is an example of the R in the acronym?
a. varying the difficulty levels among several different activities
b. giving students some responsibility for the choice of activities
c. acknowledging process ad improvement rather than product
d. avoiding peer comparison through rapid and variable grouping
c. acknowledging process ad improvement rather than product
Findings of research into physical activity and peer interactions are best reflected by which of these?
a. health behavior primarily influences students’ peer relationships
b. health behavior and peer relationships have reciprocal influences
c. health behavior is mainly influenced by student peer relationships.
c. health behaviors and peer relations have no significant iteration
b. health behavior and peer relationships have reciprocal influences
Regarding appropriate PE teaching practices, which statement is MOST valid?
a. PE teachers must use extrinsic motivations to teach student responsibility for learning.
b. TE teachers should ignore certain inappropriate student behaviors to extinguish them
c. PE teachers do not necessarily need to obtain or renew certification in CPR
d. PE teachers must regularly and consistently inspect facilities and equipment for safety
d. PE teachers must regularly and consistently inspect facilities and equipment for safety
Which of these is the MOST appropriate PE teacher practice to establish productive learning environments for students and promote their responsibility and social skills?
a. deliberately designing activities and situations that teach and develop needed skills
b. using teachable moments and allowing incidental learning to develop needed skills
c. teaching all us team sports to culturally diverse students to develop uniform skills
d. allowing highly skilled students to dominate as examples for students of lower skills
a. deliberately designing activities and situations that teach and develop needed skills
Which of the following is a recommended strategy for PE teachers to plan effective class behavior management?
a. announce at least 10 expectations to the students in oral format
b. enforce expectations occasionally for intermittent reinforcement
c. define expectations in terms of what they want students not to do
d. define expectations in terms of what they want the students to do
d. define expectations in terms of what they want the students to do
Regarding effective ways for PE teachers to give instructions to students for the smoothest class operation and best behavior management, which is accurate?
PE teachers should tell students when to do something before telling them what to do
When student disputes develop during PE classes, how is settling them by rock, paper, scissors viewed?
a. it is believed to be unprofessional
b. it is inappropriate by being childish
c. it is effective because it is objective
d. it is unfair because it is subjective
c. it is effective because it is objective
According to experts, what is true about the primary functions of nonverbal communication?
nonverbal communication serves a function of performing social rituals
The definition of verbal communication includes which of these formats?
a. texting
b. sign language
c. conversations
d. all of these
d. all of these
Regarding communication with athletes, which statement is recommended by experts for coaches to consider?
a. coaches must not only get athlete attention but also explain, so athletes understand easily
b. coaches must determine if athletes understood them but not weather they believed them
a. coaches must not only get athlete attention but also explain, so athletes understand easily
Regarding feedback that PE teachers and coaches give students and athletes, which of the following is an example of perceptive feedback rather than descriptive feedback?
a. You can do this
b. follow through
c. that was great
d. way to play ball
b. follow through
When does PE instruction necessarily require giving feedback to students?
a. when a skill requires specific correction
b. when a skill gets environmental feedback
c. when a student has experience with a skill
d. when a teacher can comprehensively demonstrate a skill
a. when a skill requires specific correction
When is music useful as a communication medium in PE?
Dance, aerobics and many other PE activities
What is the MOST accurate about how PE teachers can use bulletin boards to communicate instructional information to students?
a. schools must provide real bulletin boards for PE
b. A time-lapse bulletin board accesses student participation and creativity
c. a time-lapse bb is a project only the PE teacher can complete
b. A time-lapse bulletin board accesses student participation and creativity
Relative to video recordings and instructional communication by PE teachers with students, which statement is correct?
a. Videos can preserve and repeat ideal demonstrations by teachers and students
b. Videos are not as good for teaching body movements as verbal descriptions are
c. videos used by subs or student teachers are boring in contrast to live
a. Videos can preserve and repeat ideal demonstrations by teachers and students
According to PE national standards, to show respect, which should PE teachers do to address behavior?
a. The teacher has a classmate describe the behavior, why it was disruptive and solutions
b. have the teacher do it
c. have the student do it
c. have the student do it
A teacher writes an entry task on the board before class. How does this relate to teacher communication toward student understanding and ownership of high expectations for themselves?
students can begin the activity independently
Regarding PE teacher communication with parents, what is MOST effective related to posting and communicating class rules to students at the beginning of the school year?
a. giving copies of rules to students with instructions to take them home to parents
b. Emailing the rules to parents with a cover letter asking them to review them
b. Emailing the rules to parents with a cover letter asking them to review them
Among fundamental movement skills, which 2 are both part of the same main category?
a. Locomotor and manipulative
b. Manipulative and rotation
c. rotation and balance
d. balance and stability
c. rotation and balance
Which of these locomotor activities is most appropriate for children younger than 5?
a. blob tag
b. musical hoops
c. follow the leader
d. any of these
b. musical hoops
In learning how to land during movement activities, which of these is NOT identified as a phase of learning?
a. Mastery
b. Discovery
c. Consolidation
d. development
a. Mastery
When students learn to fall sideways and land, which of the following should be the last activity they do in the sequence of difficulty?
a. rolling sideways down a wedge
b. falling, rolling and standing up
c. running, falling, rolling and standing
c. running, falling, rolling and standing
which of the following is MOST accurate about giving feedback to students and athletes in PE or coaching?
a. External feedback should duplicate internal feedback
b. students request feedback most with advanced skills
c. Experts recommend more instead of less feedback
d. External feedback should stimulate internal feedback
d. External feedback should stimulate internal feedback
What has research revealed about feedback in teaching PE?
feedback quality is more important than quantity
Of the following statements, which is true about aerobics?
a. aerobics originally focused on the flexibility of the body
b. aerobics originally focused on the strength of the muscles
c. aerobics originally focused on cardio endurance
d. aerobics originally focused on one thing as it still does today
c. aerobics originally focused on cardio endurance
Among Japanese martial arts, which one uses a weapon?
a. Judo
b. Kendo
c. Karate
d. Jujitsu
b. Kendo
In the debate over standardized PE tests, which of these is NOT a common argument?
a. Standard testing allows students to gauge their relative progress
b. standardized testing supports motivation for lifelong PA
b. standardized testing supports motivation for lifelong PA
Among the most prevalent challenges to K-12 PE, which has recently become more challenging?
a. Overly large class sizes and teacher burnout
c. Violence, student drug abuse and discipline
d. Reductions in school curriculum times for PE
d. Reductions in school curriculum times for PE
A PE teacher addresses a wide range of skill levels in one class by setting up several learning stations to teach a lesson in throwing. Which station activity represents the highest student skill level? a throwing lead passes b. throwing at a stationary target c. throwing to teammates while defended d. throwing all these ways are equal
c. throwing to teammates while defended
If a student has the condition of atlantoaxial instability, which of the following activities would be safe?
a. log roll
b. forward roll
c. no kind of roll
d. It is irrelevant because instability is so rare
a. log roll
What amount of quality PE time most reflects the National Association for Sport and PE recommendation for primary students?
minimum of 30 minutes a day
When PE teachers plan lessons and choose teaching methods, which of the following should these reflect?
a. not only national and state but also local standards
b. individual child physical maturation more than age
c. individual child fitness levels more than skills levels
a. not only national and state but also local standards
In light of rapidly increasing diversity in US student populations, which of the following is the best indicator that PE is effective?
a. PE teacher sticks to a single proven instructional style
b. some students have success i the PE learning experience
c. students learn and meet objectives by the end of the lesson
d. PE teacher’s practices are consistent despite changes
c. students learn and meet objectives by the end of the lesson
Compared to naturalistic observations, structured observations are _ in PE assessment
a. more objective and less subjective
b. more subjective and less objective
c. more to see social than motor skill
d. more realistic regarding behaviors
a. more objective and less subjective
