Ch 1-3 test Flashcards
(33 cards)
Physical activity and exercise…
- important for promoting good health
- reduces risk for lifestyle-related diseases
Physical inactivity results in…
Early morbidity and premature morality
Umbrella terms for numerous disciplines
And common characteristics
- Physical activity
- Exercise
- Sport athletic performance
- Movement of the body
- Adaptations to movement
Physical activity
activities of daily living including all movement that humans preform
Exercise
structured movement processes for the purpose of improving fitness and preformance
Sport and athletic competition
movement in structured and organized activities that involve a competitive aspect
Obesity rates have ___ through the years.
Increased
Research types
- Basic
- Applied
- quantitative
- qualitative
- mixed-Methods
- descriptive
- experimental
- longitudinal
Search parameters
- within last 10 years
- peer-reviewed
- English
- full text vs interlibrary loan
- Boolean operators (and, or, not)
- use of quotations
APA format used to cite journals or works
1) name of authors alphabetically (list all up to 20, then et al)
2) year journal or work was published
3) article title
4) journal title
5) volume #
6) page #
7) DOI
Research prosess
1) designing an experimental research study (primary/secondary sources)
2) hypothesis development
3) identification of variables (independent/dependent)
4) study methodology
5) obtaining approval (Human research- IRB), (animal research- IACUC)
6) study subjects (inclusion/exclusion criteria)
7) data collection
Data analysis and interpretation
- data analysis (qualitative/quantitative)
- interpreting the results
- disseminating the findings
Dissemination of Research
- professional conferences
- technical reports
- preprint servers
- webinars
- peer-reviewed journals
Basic research
aims to expand knowledge by either creating a theory, or expanding on a theory; discover new and unknown knowledge
Applied research
attempts to solve immediate practical problems
Quantitative research
involves numbers, and is usually done for cause and effect
Qualitative research
not getting cause and effect from; interpreting phenomenon and trying to discover meaning
Mixed method research
uses more than one type or research
Descriptive research
describe the state of a problem
Experimental research
going to manipulate something to try and find a cause and effect; provide conclusions
Longitudinal
looks at change over a long period of time (years, decades)
Types of Research in ExSci
- Systematic reviews and Meta analysis (good for learning specific things)
- Randomized clinical trials (cause/effect, quantitative)
- Survey, interview, and observational (qualitative studies)
- Historical (secondary analysis) research
Systems of the body work to respond to…
- Physical activity
- Regular exercise
- Stress
- Changes in nutritional intake
- Extreme environmental conditions
- Disease conditions
ExSci professionals need…
- Knowledge of how all systems function (independently and together)
- Understanding of systems integration
