HHP 2500 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Scientific Method, Observational Error, Regional Policy Of The European Union

• School: University of Iowa
• Department: Health and Human Physiology
• Course: HHP 2500
• Professor: Allison Phillips

Document Summary

Approaches to knowledge in sport and exercise psychology research. Sport and exercise psychology -the scientific study of human behavior within diverse exercise settings. Internal validity: whether the results can be attributed to the independent variable. 3 m"s: meaningfulness, mindfulness, memories: health, disease prevention, management and treatment, heart: blood pressure, cholesterol, resting hr, cancer, obesity, diabetes, osteoporosis, enhanced health, physical fitness: cv endurance, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility and. Wants to hang with cool kids, and believe popularity is important for overall sense of self, but is not currently hanging out with cool kids or identifying themselves as popular: physical self-concept components. Self-efficacy influences athletes" choice of activities, level of effort, and persistence. Self-efficacy can transfer to other similar skills and situations: must also have skills and motivation (self-efficacy alone is not enough) to perform well, self efficacy theory (bandura, 1986)