Exercise Science Exam 1 (all correct)

The leading causes of death in the U.S. and other developed countries are A) A result of lifestyle related diseases B) More prominent with increased levels of physical activity C) The result of increases in the amount of physical labor performed by individuals D) Partly the result of low levels of physical inactivity correct answers A) A result of lifestyle related diseases The structured movement process that individuals consciously and voluntarily engage in for the purpose of improving or maintaining fitness and health is called A) Physical activity B) Exercise C) Athletic competition D) Leisure activities correct answers B) Exercise Exercise science as an area of study A) Is closely related to the field of physical education B) Has curricular requirements that re very similar to health education C) Is primarily interested in the nutritional, physiological, psychological, and functional adaptations to movement D) Is primarily interested in how an individual gains or acquired motor movement skills correct answers C) Is primarily interested in the nutritional, physiological, psychological, and functional adaptations to movement The professional field that works to deliver patient care services for identification, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disabilities, and disorders is called A) Sport nutrition B) Allied health care C) Sports medicine D) Graduate school correct answers B) Allied health care Research that acquires solutions to an immediate practical problem is called A) Basic research B) Applied research C) Non-scientific research D) Non-scholarly research correct answers B) Applied research _______ is the type of research that combines both cross-sectional and longitudinal research. A) Descriptive B) Longitudinal C) Sequential D) Experimental correct answers C) Sequential ______ is the type of research that is often conducted for many years at a time. A) Descriptive