KINES 199 FINAL ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
you learn in class that most children develop a three point pencil grip at a certain age. you are
talking with your sister, who claims that her son achieved that skill one year earlier, so your
teacher must be wrong. to counter her argument you tell her about: - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- universality vs. variability
the quantitative increase in size or magnitude is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- growth
an example of an individual structural constraint is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- arm length
an example of an individual functional constraint is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- motivation
the difference between task and environmental constraints is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
environmental constraints could cover a number of different tasks
for the purpose of this class the definition of aging is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- processes
that occur with passage of time and leading to loss of function or reduction of adaptability
a major difference between motor learning and motor development is that - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- motor learning results from practice
using a smaller basketball for women is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- adjusting
a task constraint to counteract an individual structural constraint
I am playing tennis against a younger and less experienced player. I change the rules so that
the ball is considered in bounds even if it goes outside the singles line (but stays within the
double line). this is an example of changing a - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- task constraint
the maturational perspective explains developmental change as a function of maturational
processes, in particular through the development of the - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- central
nervous system
,which are the two branches of ecological perspective - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- dynamic
systems and perception-action
the perception-action approach uses which of the following terms - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- body scaling and affordance
you and I can ride a bicycle; a 6 month old child might have fun spinning the pedals. this is
an example of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- affordances
an experimental design in which you test the same group of the people over many years is -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- longitudinal
you and an ant are racing across a gravel parking lot. which of the following concepts makes
it most likely that you will win - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- body scaling
I am interested in whether playing football impacts social development in a specific way. I
divide students in two groups. one plays football and the other plays cards. I measure social
development with a survey afterwards. identify the independent variables and dependent
variables - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- type of game played is the IV and the social dev score
is the DV
what could be considered individual constraints, rare limiters, on early motor development -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- posture and strength
the paper on negative PE experiences showed - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- both men and
women who experienced being picked last in PE class exercised less than others
which of the following values of correlation indicates the best relationship between two
variables - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -.96
in a maximal ballistic effort (such as kicking a ball as hard as possible), the movement
involves multiple body parts that act in a sequence. this sequence is known as - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- an open kinetic chain
, the fetal stage occurs in which of the following time periods - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 8
weeks to birth
hyperplasia is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- an increase in the absolute number of cells
differentiation is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the process wherein cells become specialized,
forming specific tissues and organs
anomalies present at birth are called - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- congenital defects
growth occurs in the following ways - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- proximodistal,
cephalocaudal, from the head down
the capacity for cells and/or bodily systems to take on a new function as needed is termed: -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- plasticity
the developing child is termed a(n) _____________ from the second to eight week of prenatal
development - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- embryo
the term for the substances foreign to the human body that have detrimental effects on human
development is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- teratogens
a _________ system is one whose development lags behind other systems and can delay the
emergence of a motor skill - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- rate limiting
the epiphyseal, or growth, plates close at relatively younger ages in which of the following
groups - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- girls and early maturers
what period shows the most rapid increase in adipose tissue - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
during the first 6 postnatal months in both boys and girls and in preadolescence and
adolescence in girls
and CORRECT Answers
you learn in class that most children develop a three point pencil grip at a certain age. you are
talking with your sister, who claims that her son achieved that skill one year earlier, so your
teacher must be wrong. to counter her argument you tell her about: - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- universality vs. variability
the quantitative increase in size or magnitude is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- growth
an example of an individual structural constraint is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- arm length
an example of an individual functional constraint is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- motivation
the difference between task and environmental constraints is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
environmental constraints could cover a number of different tasks
for the purpose of this class the definition of aging is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- processes
that occur with passage of time and leading to loss of function or reduction of adaptability
a major difference between motor learning and motor development is that - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- motor learning results from practice
using a smaller basketball for women is an example of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- adjusting
a task constraint to counteract an individual structural constraint
I am playing tennis against a younger and less experienced player. I change the rules so that
the ball is considered in bounds even if it goes outside the singles line (but stays within the
double line). this is an example of changing a - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- task constraint
the maturational perspective explains developmental change as a function of maturational
processes, in particular through the development of the - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- central
nervous system
,which are the two branches of ecological perspective - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- dynamic
systems and perception-action
the perception-action approach uses which of the following terms - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- body scaling and affordance
you and I can ride a bicycle; a 6 month old child might have fun spinning the pedals. this is
an example of - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- affordances
an experimental design in which you test the same group of the people over many years is -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- longitudinal
you and an ant are racing across a gravel parking lot. which of the following concepts makes
it most likely that you will win - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- body scaling
I am interested in whether playing football impacts social development in a specific way. I
divide students in two groups. one plays football and the other plays cards. I measure social
development with a survey afterwards. identify the independent variables and dependent
variables - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- type of game played is the IV and the social dev score
is the DV
what could be considered individual constraints, rare limiters, on early motor development -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- posture and strength
the paper on negative PE experiences showed - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- both men and
women who experienced being picked last in PE class exercised less than others
which of the following values of correlation indicates the best relationship between two
variables - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- -.96
in a maximal ballistic effort (such as kicking a ball as hard as possible), the movement
involves multiple body parts that act in a sequence. this sequence is known as - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- an open kinetic chain
, the fetal stage occurs in which of the following time periods - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 8
weeks to birth
hyperplasia is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- an increase in the absolute number of cells
differentiation is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the process wherein cells become specialized,
forming specific tissues and organs
anomalies present at birth are called - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- congenital defects
growth occurs in the following ways - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- proximodistal,
cephalocaudal, from the head down
the capacity for cells and/or bodily systems to take on a new function as needed is termed: -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- plasticity
the developing child is termed a(n) _____________ from the second to eight week of prenatal
development - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- embryo
the term for the substances foreign to the human body that have detrimental effects on human
development is - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- teratogens
a _________ system is one whose development lags behind other systems and can delay the
emergence of a motor skill - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- rate limiting
the epiphyseal, or growth, plates close at relatively younger ages in which of the following
groups - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- girls and early maturers
what period shows the most rapid increase in adipose tissue - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
during the first 6 postnatal months in both boys and girls and in preadolescence and
adolescence in girls
