KINE 3000 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Exercise Prescription, Effect Size, Behavior Modification
3 Feb 2016
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Introduction to the psychology of physical activity of. Exercise psychology: the study of human behavior in sports and exercise application, how psychological factors affect performance and how participation and exercise affect psychological and physical factors. To promote, maintain, enhance and explain the parameters of exercise and physical activity. Understand the psychological consequences of exercise and pe (maintenance) Sport psychology: branch of sport that involves study of human behavior in sport/ exercise & application of the knowledge in sport and exercise settings. How do we conduct and interpret sport and exercise. Through methods of knowing: scientific method, case studies, systematic observation, introspection (examining your thoughts and feelings), intuition. Scientific method systematic observation single case study to intuition. Tenacity: clinging to beliefs such as superstition. Authority: accepting the authority"s truth (non-critical thinkers believe the authority) Objective of science: description, explanation, prediction, control. Developing problem: independent variable (manipulated) and dependent variable (affected by the manipulation) Gathering the data, analyzing and interpreting results.
