Kin 305 exam 1 ch 1&2 questions well
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In the second half of the twentieth century, the field of kinesiology emerged out of much the narrower
_______________________. - correct answer ✔✔Physical education
The drift toward "kinesiology" required a conceptual shift that separated the discipline from the
profession. What is meant by this? - correct answer ✔✔The field of kinesiology shifted from a profession
and vocation and discipline
Why do history and philosophy fall under the umbrella of humanities? - correct answer ✔✔Their subject
matter deals with culture and the variety of symbolic behaviors and meaning.
How are the humanities different from the sciences? - correct answer ✔✔The subject matters and
methodology differ.
Scientific methodologies are - correct answer ✔✔Empirical and measured
Humanities methodologies are - correct answer ✔✔Observed, speculative and reflective
C.P. Snow argued that scholars in the _______________________ and _______________________ held
a "curious and distorted image of each other." - correct answer ✔✔Sciences and humanities
How are current health problems among humans related to our human origins? - correct answer ✔✔We
were made to use our locomotive system to travel and consume calories out of necessity
What are some key events, or "great leaps forward," that led to the emergence of Homo sapiens and
modern humans? - correct answer ✔✔1. Bipedalism
2. Brain size
3. Hunting
, 4. Religion
Identify and describe some of the advantages of bipedalism. - correct answer ✔✔1. An efficient gate for
covering large distances
2. Freed arms to carry
3. Vision
4. Limited sun exposure
5. Thermoregulation
6. Wide hips
What role did "vision," per Bernd Heinrich, play in the evolution of super-endurance predators? - correct
answer ✔✔It allowed humanoids to set long term goals
According to studies of hunter-forager cultures, they "worked" approximately
_______________________ hours per week to earn a living from their environments. - correct answer
✔✔20
What are the three components of the "triad of human sporting practices?" - correct answer
✔✔Religion, hunting, warfare
How are dutiful work, enjoyable work, and play distinct from one another? - correct answer ✔✔Dutiful
work is exotelic behavior driven
enjoyable work is the same as dutiful work, but the work can be enjoyable
play is autotelic and relational, an activity outside of day to day life
An activity done for its own sake is ____________________. - correct answer ✔✔Autotelic
The idea that play requires devoting time and energy normally allotted to utility is reflected in Bernard
Suits's concept of: _______________________. - correct answer ✔✔Dependence
Identify and describe some of the common misconceptions of play. - correct answer ✔✔cannot be taken
seriously
answered passed
In the second half of the twentieth century, the field of kinesiology emerged out of much the narrower
_______________________. - correct answer ✔✔Physical education
The drift toward "kinesiology" required a conceptual shift that separated the discipline from the
profession. What is meant by this? - correct answer ✔✔The field of kinesiology shifted from a profession
and vocation and discipline
Why do history and philosophy fall under the umbrella of humanities? - correct answer ✔✔Their subject
matter deals with culture and the variety of symbolic behaviors and meaning.
How are the humanities different from the sciences? - correct answer ✔✔The subject matters and
methodology differ.
Scientific methodologies are - correct answer ✔✔Empirical and measured
Humanities methodologies are - correct answer ✔✔Observed, speculative and reflective
C.P. Snow argued that scholars in the _______________________ and _______________________ held
a "curious and distorted image of each other." - correct answer ✔✔Sciences and humanities
How are current health problems among humans related to our human origins? - correct answer ✔✔We
were made to use our locomotive system to travel and consume calories out of necessity
What are some key events, or "great leaps forward," that led to the emergence of Homo sapiens and
modern humans? - correct answer ✔✔1. Bipedalism
2. Brain size
3. Hunting
, 4. Religion
Identify and describe some of the advantages of bipedalism. - correct answer ✔✔1. An efficient gate for
covering large distances
2. Freed arms to carry
3. Vision
4. Limited sun exposure
5. Thermoregulation
6. Wide hips
What role did "vision," per Bernd Heinrich, play in the evolution of super-endurance predators? - correct
answer ✔✔It allowed humanoids to set long term goals
According to studies of hunter-forager cultures, they "worked" approximately
_______________________ hours per week to earn a living from their environments. - correct answer
✔✔20
What are the three components of the "triad of human sporting practices?" - correct answer
✔✔Religion, hunting, warfare
How are dutiful work, enjoyable work, and play distinct from one another? - correct answer ✔✔Dutiful
work is exotelic behavior driven
enjoyable work is the same as dutiful work, but the work can be enjoyable
play is autotelic and relational, an activity outside of day to day life
An activity done for its own sake is ____________________. - correct answer ✔✔Autotelic
The idea that play requires devoting time and energy normally allotted to utility is reflected in Bernard
Suits's concept of: _______________________. - correct answer ✔✔Dependence
Identify and describe some of the common misconceptions of play. - correct answer ✔✔cannot be taken
seriously
