SPEX 101 – Midterm Questions and
Answers
2016ARioAOlympicsA-
AAnswerAcorruptAgovernmentAspendAsoAmuchAmoneyAonAaA20AdayAeventAbutAhaveAnothingAtoAsh
owAforAit
2021AOlympicsA-
AAnswerAmakeAitAmoreAyouthful.AnewAsportsAincludedAsurfing,AskateboardingA&Aclimbing
2024AOlympicsA-AAnswerAnewAsportsAincludeApoleAdancingAandAbreakAdancing
47%AofA_________AareAobeseA-AAnswerAMaori
95-98%AofApeopleAwhoAwantAtoAloseAweight....A-AAnswerAendAupAfailing
adultsAlivingAinAdeprivedAareasAareAhowAmanyAtimesAlikelyAtoAbeAobese?A-AAnswerA1.6Atimes
anxietyA-
AAnswerAaAtendencyAtoAperceiveAcompetitionAsituationsAasAthreateningAandAtoArespondAtoAtheseAs
ituationsAwithAfeelingsAofAapprehensionAandAtensionA-AMartens,A1977
anxietyAinArelationAtoAmotivationA-AAnswerAmaf>ms
arousalA-AAnswerAperformanceArelationshipA-AgameAdayAmotivation
biologicalAdeterminationA-
AAnswerAbiologyAdeterminesAhumanAbehaviourAandAexplainsAcomplexApsychologicalAandAsocialAph
enomena
blackAnflAplayersA-
AAnswerAtheyAareAmoreAunlikelyAtoAfindAaAjobAasAaAcoachAorAmanagerAonceA'retiring'AthanAaAw
hiteAnflAplayer
BMIA-
AAnswerAcalculationAofAbodyAweightAinArelationAtoAheightAusedAtoAdiagnoseAifAsomeoneAisAoverw
eightAofAobese
, childrenAlivingAinAdeprivedAareasAareAhowAmanyAtimesAlikelyAtoAbeAobese?A-AAnswerA2.1Atimes
clinicalAsportApsycA-AAnswerAfocusAonAassistingAathletesAproblemsAe.g.Aanorexia,Adepression
cognitiveAeffectsAofAMSTA-AAnswerAnegativeAthoughts/Aconcentration
competitionA-
AAnswerAaAsituationAinAwhichAaAcomparisonAofAanAindividuals'AperformanceAisAmadeAwithAaAstan
dardAofAexcellence,AinAtheApresenceAofAothersAwhoAareAawareAofAtheAcriteriaA(standard)AforAcompar
isonAandAcanAevaluateAtheAcomparisonAprocess-AMartensA1975-76
ContestedAterrainAofAsportA-
AAnswerAbattlefieldAofAideasAorAcontradictionsAwithinAsportAe.g.ArodeosAisAaAsport/jobAbutAisAals
oAcruelAtoAanimals
contextA-
AAnswerAtheAcircumstancesAthatAformAtheAsettingAofAanAevent.AtheAsituationAinAwhichAtheAactivity
Aoccurs
CrossfitA-
AAnswerAaAlifestyleAcharacterisedAbyAexerciseAandAnutritionAwhichAhasAgoneAonAtoAbecomeAaAmu
lti-millionAdollarAindustry
crossfitAis....A-AAnswerAaAreinventiveAinstitutionAthatAsharesAsimilarAaspectsAtoAtheAmilitary
culturalAopposition/resistanceA-
AAnswerA'alternativeAsports'AchallengeAsocietalAnormsAe.g.Asurfing.AESPNAhaveAtheApowerAtoAmak
eAaAsportApopular
EAsportsA-
AAnswerA335AmillionAglobalAaudienceA(2019),A$1AbillionArevenueA(2020),A80AAmericanAuniversitie
sAareAinvolved
earlyAspecialisationAandAearlyAsuccessAleadsAtoAadultAsuccessAare...A-
AAnswerAmentalitiesAofAparentsAwhoAwantAtheirAchildrenAtoAsucceedAbutAoftenAtheyAhaveAnoAeduc
ationalAskillsAandAwillAgetAburntAout
Answers
2016ARioAOlympicsA-
AAnswerAcorruptAgovernmentAspendAsoAmuchAmoneyAonAaA20AdayAeventAbutAhaveAnothingAtoAsh
owAforAit
2021AOlympicsA-
AAnswerAmakeAitAmoreAyouthful.AnewAsportsAincludedAsurfing,AskateboardingA&Aclimbing
2024AOlympicsA-AAnswerAnewAsportsAincludeApoleAdancingAandAbreakAdancing
47%AofA_________AareAobeseA-AAnswerAMaori
95-98%AofApeopleAwhoAwantAtoAloseAweight....A-AAnswerAendAupAfailing
adultsAlivingAinAdeprivedAareasAareAhowAmanyAtimesAlikelyAtoAbeAobese?A-AAnswerA1.6Atimes
anxietyA-
AAnswerAaAtendencyAtoAperceiveAcompetitionAsituationsAasAthreateningAandAtoArespondAtoAtheseAs
ituationsAwithAfeelingsAofAapprehensionAandAtensionA-AMartens,A1977
anxietyAinArelationAtoAmotivationA-AAnswerAmaf>ms
arousalA-AAnswerAperformanceArelationshipA-AgameAdayAmotivation
biologicalAdeterminationA-
AAnswerAbiologyAdeterminesAhumanAbehaviourAandAexplainsAcomplexApsychologicalAandAsocialAph
enomena
blackAnflAplayersA-
AAnswerAtheyAareAmoreAunlikelyAtoAfindAaAjobAasAaAcoachAorAmanagerAonceA'retiring'AthanAaAw
hiteAnflAplayer
BMIA-
AAnswerAcalculationAofAbodyAweightAinArelationAtoAheightAusedAtoAdiagnoseAifAsomeoneAisAoverw
eightAofAobese
, childrenAlivingAinAdeprivedAareasAareAhowAmanyAtimesAlikelyAtoAbeAobese?A-AAnswerA2.1Atimes
clinicalAsportApsycA-AAnswerAfocusAonAassistingAathletesAproblemsAe.g.Aanorexia,Adepression
cognitiveAeffectsAofAMSTA-AAnswerAnegativeAthoughts/Aconcentration
competitionA-
AAnswerAaAsituationAinAwhichAaAcomparisonAofAanAindividuals'AperformanceAisAmadeAwithAaAstan
dardAofAexcellence,AinAtheApresenceAofAothersAwhoAareAawareAofAtheAcriteriaA(standard)AforAcompar
isonAandAcanAevaluateAtheAcomparisonAprocess-AMartensA1975-76
ContestedAterrainAofAsportA-
AAnswerAbattlefieldAofAideasAorAcontradictionsAwithinAsportAe.g.ArodeosAisAaAsport/jobAbutAisAals
oAcruelAtoAanimals
contextA-
AAnswerAtheAcircumstancesAthatAformAtheAsettingAofAanAevent.AtheAsituationAinAwhichAtheAactivity
Aoccurs
CrossfitA-
AAnswerAaAlifestyleAcharacterisedAbyAexerciseAandAnutritionAwhichAhasAgoneAonAtoAbecomeAaAmu
lti-millionAdollarAindustry
crossfitAis....A-AAnswerAaAreinventiveAinstitutionAthatAsharesAsimilarAaspectsAtoAtheAmilitary
culturalAopposition/resistanceA-
AAnswerA'alternativeAsports'AchallengeAsocietalAnormsAe.g.Asurfing.AESPNAhaveAtheApowerAtoAmak
eAaAsportApopular
EAsportsA-
AAnswerA335AmillionAglobalAaudienceA(2019),A$1AbillionArevenueA(2020),A80AAmericanAuniversitie
sAareAinvolved
earlyAspecialisationAandAearlyAsuccessAleadsAtoAadultAsuccessAare...A-
AAnswerAmentalitiesAofAparentsAwhoAwantAtheirAchildrenAtoAsucceedAbutAoftenAtheyAhaveAnoAeduc
ationalAskillsAandAwillAgetAburntAout