AFLCA Exercise Theory Test Exam
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Good Exercise Leader - CORRECT ANSWER Make participants feel welcome
Generate motivation
Develop friendships
Develop interpersonal skills
Be a role model
Leader must be able to have? - CORRECT ANSWER A holistic approach to health
the joy of activity
Knowledge about how the body functions
Understanding stress management from both personal and participant perspective
Facts on nutrition
An extensive list of ideas for program planning
Implementation of a variety of safe and effective exercises.
Associative - CORRECT ANSWER Stage of motor learning where the participant has
already learned the basic skills and can start to improve upon errors made with some
guidance from the exercise leader.
Attitudes - CORRECT ANSWER Feelings about things
Authoritarian or command - CORRECT ANSWER A leadership style in which the
leader bases his or her style on policy. Use of a one-way style in which participants opinions
do not hold very much value.
Autonomous - CORRECT ANSWER Stage of motor-learning where the participant
can detect errors and correct them
,Beliefs - CORRECT ANSWER Thoughts concerning the way things are.
Cognitive - CORRECT ANSWER Stage of motor learning where the participant know
he or she is making errors, but is unsure how to improve.
Democratic or cooperative - CORRECT ANSWER A leader who uses this style guides
the group through the process. The participants goals, needs, past experiences and opinions
are considered.
Empathy - CORRECT ANSWER The ability to experience another persons world as if
it was ones own.
Intentions - CORRECT ANSWER Goals (an important predictor of voluntary
behavior).
Laissez-faire - CORRECT ANSWER A leadership style where the leader stands back
from the group, using an indirect style based more on facilitation.
Leadership - CORRECT ANSWER The ability to influence and motivate people in a
group to make decisions and to act on the basis of those decisions.
Networking - CORRECT ANSWER Developing relationships with other fitness
professionals that allows a leader to combine many peoples knowledge in order to provide
strong leadership.
Rapport - CORRECT ANSWER Developing a relationship of mutual trust with another
person.
Situation perspective - CORRECT ANSWER The most effective leader will examine
their personal style to best suit the needs of that particular environment.
,Values - CORRECT ANSWER Things that you deem to be important.
Channel - CORRECT ANSWER The way the message is communicated. Maybe be
either verbal or non-verbal.
Communication - CORRECT ANSWER Two-way sharing of information that results
in an understanding between the sender and the receiver.
Context - CORRECT ANSWER The setting in which the communication takes place.
Decoded - CORRECT ANSWER IN communication to receive a message (give
substance to the communication)
Effectively communicating - CORRECT ANSWER Using appropriate skills to ensure
that the message is heard, integrated, and remember.
Efficiently communicating - CORRECT ANSWER Getting across the appropriate
amount of information in the right amount of time.
Encoded - CORRECT ANSWER In communication, to form and send a message
(determining meaning)
External noise - CORRECT ANSWER sights or sounds that draw our attention
elsewhere.
Feedback - CORRECT ANSWER involves responding to a message. Allows the
opportunity to see if the message was received the way it was intended.
Goals - CORRECT ANSWER Broad, general statements that describe overall
intentions.
, Icebreakers - CORRECT ANSWER Activities used to introduce participants to each
other and to create interest and understanding of the material to be presented.
Interested learners - CORRECT ANSWER Individuals who are motivated and actively
seek to learn more.
Internal noise - CORRECT ANSWER Our own thoughts and feelings that prevent us
from listening to another persons message.
Listening - CORRECT ANSWER An important aspect of communication that allows
for better understanding of the message sent by others.
Message overload - CORRECT ANSWER Attention to details instead of the main idea
of the message.
Needs - CORRECT ANSWER Anything we require for survival, as well as social
interactions with others.
Noise - CORRECT ANSWER Can interfere with the content of a message.
Non-verbal communication - CORRECT ANSWER Communication that is expressed
through gestures, posture, facial expressions, eye contact, and movement.
Perceptions - CORRECT ANSWER The way in which we perceive either the context
of the message, the setting in which the communication occurs, or the way we perceive
others.
Reciver - CORRECT ANSWER In communication, the person who receives the
message.
Self-disclosure - CORRECT ANSWER involves sharing or relating information - helps
to bring two people closer together.
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Good Exercise Leader - CORRECT ANSWER Make participants feel welcome
Generate motivation
Develop friendships
Develop interpersonal skills
Be a role model
Leader must be able to have? - CORRECT ANSWER A holistic approach to health
the joy of activity
Knowledge about how the body functions
Understanding stress management from both personal and participant perspective
Facts on nutrition
An extensive list of ideas for program planning
Implementation of a variety of safe and effective exercises.
Associative - CORRECT ANSWER Stage of motor learning where the participant has
already learned the basic skills and can start to improve upon errors made with some
guidance from the exercise leader.
Attitudes - CORRECT ANSWER Feelings about things
Authoritarian or command - CORRECT ANSWER A leadership style in which the
leader bases his or her style on policy. Use of a one-way style in which participants opinions
do not hold very much value.
Autonomous - CORRECT ANSWER Stage of motor-learning where the participant
can detect errors and correct them
,Beliefs - CORRECT ANSWER Thoughts concerning the way things are.
Cognitive - CORRECT ANSWER Stage of motor learning where the participant know
he or she is making errors, but is unsure how to improve.
Democratic or cooperative - CORRECT ANSWER A leader who uses this style guides
the group through the process. The participants goals, needs, past experiences and opinions
are considered.
Empathy - CORRECT ANSWER The ability to experience another persons world as if
it was ones own.
Intentions - CORRECT ANSWER Goals (an important predictor of voluntary
behavior).
Laissez-faire - CORRECT ANSWER A leadership style where the leader stands back
from the group, using an indirect style based more on facilitation.
Leadership - CORRECT ANSWER The ability to influence and motivate people in a
group to make decisions and to act on the basis of those decisions.
Networking - CORRECT ANSWER Developing relationships with other fitness
professionals that allows a leader to combine many peoples knowledge in order to provide
strong leadership.
Rapport - CORRECT ANSWER Developing a relationship of mutual trust with another
person.
Situation perspective - CORRECT ANSWER The most effective leader will examine
their personal style to best suit the needs of that particular environment.
,Values - CORRECT ANSWER Things that you deem to be important.
Channel - CORRECT ANSWER The way the message is communicated. Maybe be
either verbal or non-verbal.
Communication - CORRECT ANSWER Two-way sharing of information that results
in an understanding between the sender and the receiver.
Context - CORRECT ANSWER The setting in which the communication takes place.
Decoded - CORRECT ANSWER IN communication to receive a message (give
substance to the communication)
Effectively communicating - CORRECT ANSWER Using appropriate skills to ensure
that the message is heard, integrated, and remember.
Efficiently communicating - CORRECT ANSWER Getting across the appropriate
amount of information in the right amount of time.
Encoded - CORRECT ANSWER In communication, to form and send a message
(determining meaning)
External noise - CORRECT ANSWER sights or sounds that draw our attention
elsewhere.
Feedback - CORRECT ANSWER involves responding to a message. Allows the
opportunity to see if the message was received the way it was intended.
Goals - CORRECT ANSWER Broad, general statements that describe overall
intentions.
, Icebreakers - CORRECT ANSWER Activities used to introduce participants to each
other and to create interest and understanding of the material to be presented.
Interested learners - CORRECT ANSWER Individuals who are motivated and actively
seek to learn more.
Internal noise - CORRECT ANSWER Our own thoughts and feelings that prevent us
from listening to another persons message.
Listening - CORRECT ANSWER An important aspect of communication that allows
for better understanding of the message sent by others.
Message overload - CORRECT ANSWER Attention to details instead of the main idea
of the message.
Needs - CORRECT ANSWER Anything we require for survival, as well as social
interactions with others.
Noise - CORRECT ANSWER Can interfere with the content of a message.
Non-verbal communication - CORRECT ANSWER Communication that is expressed
through gestures, posture, facial expressions, eye contact, and movement.
Perceptions - CORRECT ANSWER The way in which we perceive either the context
of the message, the setting in which the communication occurs, or the way we perceive
others.
Reciver - CORRECT ANSWER In communication, the person who receives the
message.
Self-disclosure - CORRECT ANSWER involves sharing or relating information - helps
to bring two people closer together.
