KNES 383 Final Exam Questions with Correct Answers Latest Update 2025
Which is a more durable form of play? - Answers Deep play
What does kretchmar think is the most common reaction to new playground? - Answers Not very
appealing
According to the text competition is most often: - Answers A zero sum outcome but one that is not
entirely bad for both sides
T/F deep games are defined in the text as autotelic activities that are temporary and frivolous - Answers
False
What two conditions are required for essential unity to occur - Answers Commitment and pursuit of
excellence
Which of the following are accurate statements? - Answers A: shallow games can provide deep play
B: deep games can be sources of shallow play
C: shallow games often lead to shallow play
D: all are accurate
D is the answer
What does Thomas and Rintala believe that injury risks becoming a major issue for elite athletes? -
Answers It seperates themselves from their identity
What is meant by anomie? - Answers Not being able to find social norms
What does self affirmation mean? - Answers Finding out who we truly are and what we are capable of
Which branch of philosophy is Simon most concerned with? - Answers Ethics
What does Kretchmar use to defend the value of competition? - Answers It can double our pleasure by
trying to solve a problem better than an opponent
According to the text, which kind of movement should be the perfered "subject matter" for kinesiology?
- Answers Games, play and dance(they are comcrete and meaningful)
What are the 4 kinds of alienation? - Answers Team, self, body, autonomy
Which is one readon Kretchmar does not think promoting movement as work is effective? - Answers It
promotes extrinsic values which eventually wear off
What is the best description of the Difference between play and games? - Answers Play is a way of
engaging an activity
, Games are the activities that we do
T/F according to the text, deep games are often love at first sight. We know right away if a game will
speak to us. This trying a lot of games to see which fits the best approach of deep games? - Answers
False
From the case study in the text book, physical educator Bane McCracken helped his first students find
deep play by? - Answers Choosing an activity popular and available to their area and culture
Which activity is more intellectually demanding between games and play? - Answers Games because
they require the use of logic
Why does altering the caregivers sense of happiness matter for the patient? - Answers What is good for
the caregiver is good for the patient
When examining issues such as cheating, violence and sportsmanship, which kind of view of competition
should be our guide? - Answers Two sides mutually questing for excellence even though only one side
can ever attain it
What does Russell conclude is the value of dangerous sports? - Answers Self affirmation on many
dimensions
What kind of state refers not merely to the thinking individual but he acting, feeling, living individual? -
Answers Existential state
T/F wellbeing is best considered a subjective measure of health and happiness that remains different for
different people, matching their values and personality. Therefore, wellbeing is best measure for for
kinesiology ? - Answers True
To say that play is autotelic is to suggest that? - Answers Play is it's own reward
Which of the 3 Philosophical Readiness Elements does Kretchmar argue are most likely to be connected?
- Answers Confidence and commitment
Which does Kretchmar state that he values the most? - Answers Messy, lived experience
Why does Anderson fault the emphasis of science in Kinesiology? - Answers Science may be important,
but it's not sufficient to capture meaning
What does Anderson believe the humanities in movement most fundamentally explore? - Answers The
meaning and meaningfulness in movement
In deductive reasoning, one of the dangers is obtaining faulty conclusions. These conclusions are often? -
Answers Based on faulty premises(large generalized statements are untrue)
Plato presents Socrates argument in which of the following forms? - Answers A dialogue
Which is a more durable form of play? - Answers Deep play
What does kretchmar think is the most common reaction to new playground? - Answers Not very
appealing
According to the text competition is most often: - Answers A zero sum outcome but one that is not
entirely bad for both sides
T/F deep games are defined in the text as autotelic activities that are temporary and frivolous - Answers
False
What two conditions are required for essential unity to occur - Answers Commitment and pursuit of
excellence
Which of the following are accurate statements? - Answers A: shallow games can provide deep play
B: deep games can be sources of shallow play
C: shallow games often lead to shallow play
D: all are accurate
D is the answer
What does Thomas and Rintala believe that injury risks becoming a major issue for elite athletes? -
Answers It seperates themselves from their identity
What is meant by anomie? - Answers Not being able to find social norms
What does self affirmation mean? - Answers Finding out who we truly are and what we are capable of
Which branch of philosophy is Simon most concerned with? - Answers Ethics
What does Kretchmar use to defend the value of competition? - Answers It can double our pleasure by
trying to solve a problem better than an opponent
According to the text, which kind of movement should be the perfered "subject matter" for kinesiology?
- Answers Games, play and dance(they are comcrete and meaningful)
What are the 4 kinds of alienation? - Answers Team, self, body, autonomy
Which is one readon Kretchmar does not think promoting movement as work is effective? - Answers It
promotes extrinsic values which eventually wear off
What is the best description of the Difference between play and games? - Answers Play is a way of
engaging an activity
, Games are the activities that we do
T/F according to the text, deep games are often love at first sight. We know right away if a game will
speak to us. This trying a lot of games to see which fits the best approach of deep games? - Answers
False
From the case study in the text book, physical educator Bane McCracken helped his first students find
deep play by? - Answers Choosing an activity popular and available to their area and culture
Which activity is more intellectually demanding between games and play? - Answers Games because
they require the use of logic
Why does altering the caregivers sense of happiness matter for the patient? - Answers What is good for
the caregiver is good for the patient
When examining issues such as cheating, violence and sportsmanship, which kind of view of competition
should be our guide? - Answers Two sides mutually questing for excellence even though only one side
can ever attain it
What does Russell conclude is the value of dangerous sports? - Answers Self affirmation on many
dimensions
What kind of state refers not merely to the thinking individual but he acting, feeling, living individual? -
Answers Existential state
T/F wellbeing is best considered a subjective measure of health and happiness that remains different for
different people, matching their values and personality. Therefore, wellbeing is best measure for for
kinesiology ? - Answers True
To say that play is autotelic is to suggest that? - Answers Play is it's own reward
Which of the 3 Philosophical Readiness Elements does Kretchmar argue are most likely to be connected?
- Answers Confidence and commitment
Which does Kretchmar state that he values the most? - Answers Messy, lived experience
Why does Anderson fault the emphasis of science in Kinesiology? - Answers Science may be important,
but it's not sufficient to capture meaning
What does Anderson believe the humanities in movement most fundamentally explore? - Answers The
meaning and meaningfulness in movement
In deductive reasoning, one of the dangers is obtaining faulty conclusions. These conclusions are often? -
Answers Based on faulty premises(large generalized statements are untrue)
Plato presents Socrates argument in which of the following forms? - Answers A dialogue
