PE 106 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Physical education was defined as 'the sum of man's physical activities selected as to kind, and
conducted as to outcomes' by: - ANS John E. Nixon and Ann E. Jewett
Physical education is concerned with the following areas of educational development: -
ANS physical, mental, social
One difference between a discipline and a profession is that a discipline is an area of knowledge
and theory that: - ANS can exist simply for itself
Kinesiology is most appropriate as the title for physical education departments in the: -
ANS large, research-focused universities
What is the belief that the mind and the body are separate entities? - ANS Dualism
Physical education is a relatively narrow field of interests. - ANS FALSE
Physical education tries to influence all areas of a person's educational development, but it tries
to meet that goal primarily through physical means. - ANS TRUE
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,The physical education experience does not have to contribute to the non-physical experiences
of education to be considered a true physical education program. - ANS FALSE
Physical education uses physical means to develop each person's whole being. - ANS TRUE
One difference between sport and athletics is that sport is oriented toward the process (the
doing), while athletics is oriented toward the product, which is victory. - ANS TRUE
The paidia-ludus continuum refers to the levels of play, ranging from paidia, or 'child's play,' to
ludus, or 'complex play.' - ANS TRUE
A field must be either a profession or a discipline; it cannot be both at the same time. -
ANS FALSE
A holistic approach refers to focusing on the greater or 'whole' needs of the body, rather than
just physical needs or attributes. - ANS TRUE
A field can be a profession without having intellectual activities at its heart. - ANS FALSE
A discipline is an area of knowledge or theory that can exist purely for itself, regardless of
whether it has a practical use. - ANS TRUE
What studies physical skill improvements resulting primarily from practice and experience? -
ANS Motor learning
What studies physical ability and skill improvement resulting primarily from maturation? -
ANS Motor development
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,What studies the impact of human behavior in the sport setting? - ANS Sport psychology
What studies the underlying meaning and validity of practices and attitudes? - ANS Sport
philosophy
What studies any organized teaching or learning related to human movement? -
ANS Movement pedagogy
What studies how the cardio-respiratory and muscular systems respond to exercise? -
ANS Exercise physiology
What studies the social behavior of people in the sport setting? - ANS Sport sociology
The research method for motor learning increasingly uses the methods of behavioral
neurophysiology - ANS TRUE
The research method for exercise physiology: - ANS is primarily laboratory research
The research method for sport sociology: - ANS uses interviews and group observation
The concepts of change, development, and progress are important to historical research. -
ANS TRUE
Philosophy studies things that science considers unobservable, such as ideas, concepts, and
feelings. - ANS TRUE
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, Sport psychologists are concerned that there is too much 'field' research and too little
laboratory research in their area. - ANS FALSE
The interest of coaches and athletes in sport psychology is decreasing. - ANS FALSE
Motor development is concerned with the physical ability and skill improvement that results
primarily from maturation. - ANS TRUE
Sport sociology is concerned with the social behavior of people in the sport setting. -
ANS TRUE
Sport psychology looks at two areas of behavior: motor skill learning and performance. -
ANS TRUE
Biomechanics developed from the study of kinesiology. - ANS TRUE
Movement pedagogy is concerned with teaching and learning solely in the school physical
education setting. - ANS FALSE
Sport biomechanics is concerned with the effects of natural law and forces on the human body.
- ANS TRUE
Primitive education was concerned with learning in the areas of: - ANS survival skills and
conformity conduct
We find the origins of our modern sporting spectacles, including the modern Olympic games, in
the ancient Greeks': - ANS funeral games
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ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Physical education was defined as 'the sum of man's physical activities selected as to kind, and
conducted as to outcomes' by: - ANS John E. Nixon and Ann E. Jewett
Physical education is concerned with the following areas of educational development: -
ANS physical, mental, social
One difference between a discipline and a profession is that a discipline is an area of knowledge
and theory that: - ANS can exist simply for itself
Kinesiology is most appropriate as the title for physical education departments in the: -
ANS large, research-focused universities
What is the belief that the mind and the body are separate entities? - ANS Dualism
Physical education is a relatively narrow field of interests. - ANS FALSE
Physical education tries to influence all areas of a person's educational development, but it tries
to meet that goal primarily through physical means. - ANS TRUE
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,The physical education experience does not have to contribute to the non-physical experiences
of education to be considered a true physical education program. - ANS FALSE
Physical education uses physical means to develop each person's whole being. - ANS TRUE
One difference between sport and athletics is that sport is oriented toward the process (the
doing), while athletics is oriented toward the product, which is victory. - ANS TRUE
The paidia-ludus continuum refers to the levels of play, ranging from paidia, or 'child's play,' to
ludus, or 'complex play.' - ANS TRUE
A field must be either a profession or a discipline; it cannot be both at the same time. -
ANS FALSE
A holistic approach refers to focusing on the greater or 'whole' needs of the body, rather than
just physical needs or attributes. - ANS TRUE
A field can be a profession without having intellectual activities at its heart. - ANS FALSE
A discipline is an area of knowledge or theory that can exist purely for itself, regardless of
whether it has a practical use. - ANS TRUE
What studies physical skill improvements resulting primarily from practice and experience? -
ANS Motor learning
What studies physical ability and skill improvement resulting primarily from maturation? -
ANS Motor development
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,What studies the impact of human behavior in the sport setting? - ANS Sport psychology
What studies the underlying meaning and validity of practices and attitudes? - ANS Sport
philosophy
What studies any organized teaching or learning related to human movement? -
ANS Movement pedagogy
What studies how the cardio-respiratory and muscular systems respond to exercise? -
ANS Exercise physiology
What studies the social behavior of people in the sport setting? - ANS Sport sociology
The research method for motor learning increasingly uses the methods of behavioral
neurophysiology - ANS TRUE
The research method for exercise physiology: - ANS is primarily laboratory research
The research method for sport sociology: - ANS uses interviews and group observation
The concepts of change, development, and progress are important to historical research. -
ANS TRUE
Philosophy studies things that science considers unobservable, such as ideas, concepts, and
feelings. - ANS TRUE
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, Sport psychologists are concerned that there is too much 'field' research and too little
laboratory research in their area. - ANS FALSE
The interest of coaches and athletes in sport psychology is decreasing. - ANS FALSE
Motor development is concerned with the physical ability and skill improvement that results
primarily from maturation. - ANS TRUE
Sport sociology is concerned with the social behavior of people in the sport setting. -
ANS TRUE
Sport psychology looks at two areas of behavior: motor skill learning and performance. -
ANS TRUE
Biomechanics developed from the study of kinesiology. - ANS TRUE
Movement pedagogy is concerned with teaching and learning solely in the school physical
education setting. - ANS FALSE
Sport biomechanics is concerned with the effects of natural law and forces on the human body.
- ANS TRUE
Primitive education was concerned with learning in the areas of: - ANS survival skills and
conformity conduct
We find the origins of our modern sporting spectacles, including the modern Olympic games, in
the ancient Greeks': - ANS funeral games
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