Chapter 1: Common Measurements in Exercise Physiology Flashcards
define physical activity
moving your body (walking, writing, etc.)
define physical fitness
ability of body systems to work together efficiently to optimize health
define exercise
intending to engage in physical activity in order to improve physical fitness
define acute response and give an example
how the body responds to the acute stress of a single bout of exercise (what is happening during a 2 mile run)
define chronic adaptations and give an example
how the body responds to the chronic stress of repeated bouts of exercise (what is happening during a 3+ month training program)
characteristics of an experimental study design
researchers manipulate experimental variables, subjects randomly assigned to two or more groups
characteristics of an observational study
researchers do not manipulate experimental variables, subjects divided based on past exercise history
6 factors that make studies and study results accurate and reproducible
1) physiological variables are relevant to the sport
2) tests are sport-specific
3) equipment is calibrated
4) tests repeated at regular intervals
5) testing procedures should be carefully controlled
6) tests should be valid and reliable
when would you use a line graph
when both IV & DV are quantitative (time series data)
when would you use a bar graph
when comparing values across categories or groups (IV is not quantitative)
when do you use a dependent t-test
same subject being tested twice (1 IV)
when do you use an independent t-test
two independent groups (1 IV)
when do you use RM-ANOVA
same subjects being tested multiple times (2+)
when do you use one-way ANOVA
3+ independent groups (1 IV)
when do you use factorial ANOVA
4+ independent groups, 2+ independent variables
