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what is prelusory goal?

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The object of the game that can be understood independent of the game itself.

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what is the difference between prelusory goal and lusory attitude?

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lusory attitude: a persons voluntary and willing acceptance of the constitutive rules of the game. just because they make the game possible.( voluntary attempt)

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What are the three main elements to game playing?

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prelusory goal,constitutive rules, and lusory attitude

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who wrote the classic fable of \" the ant and the grasshopper?

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Aesop's fable

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which branch of philosophy is Suits most nearly engaged in with his book, the grasshopper?

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Metaphysics

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Define Metaphysics?

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\"playing a game is the voluntary attempt to overcome unnecessary obstacles.\"

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what is the preferred \"subject matter\" for kinesiology?

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Games, Play, and dance (they are concrete and meaningful)

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what is autotelic?

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intrinsic value, for its own sake

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What would promote deep play?

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persistently provide challenges over time so it has opportunity to grow.

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what are the demands made by games and play?

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games are more intellectually demanding than play.

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what is the relationship of games and rules?

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games are produced by their rules.

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what is zero-sum in competition?

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for every winner there is a also a loser. chater 9 slide 18.

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how do find a \"playground\"?

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playgrounds are \"grown, not found; playgrounds acquire meaning over time.

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how would you explain the relationship between games and play?

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some games are play, some play is a game

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what would NOT be considered a function of game rules?

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Rules function to explain the context of how culture interprets a game

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what is the good life composed of?

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both moral an non moral values

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what is Kretchmar concluding position wether vigorous activity is required in order to live \"the good life\" is that...?

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it is possible to live the good life without activity, but it is not easy to do so.

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what is a criterion for \"weighing the reasons\"?

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criterion of intrinsic value, criterion of satisfaction(delight), and criterion of coherence. coherent values( with ones life story ) count more than incoherent values.

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what kind of life is some one living when they lead a balanced life and strives to be successful in a variety of different areas ?

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the excellent life.

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according to the text , knowledge and skill exhibit powerful abilities as an extrinsic tool? true or false

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no , false

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is the difference between moral and non-moral values that non-moral values are things we desire from life, whereas moral values are personality traits? true or false

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true

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casting kinesiology in the role of an auxiliary profession means what?

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performing a subsidiary role in promoting the good life.

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when making value choices we must act with_____ because our values may not be exactly the same set of values for others, but we must also be ________ because we do have a profound sense of right and wrong, and it would be folly to conclude that \"anything goes\"

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Tolerance ; bold

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what is tolerance?

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prioritizing our vales makes a claim about how human movement contributes to a better life for all humans

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what is boldness?

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we can distinguish better from worse

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what is lusory attitude?

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perhaps the most important aspect of game playing in suits analysis. (a persons voluntary and wiling acceptance of the constitutive rules of the game, just because they make the game possible)

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what is Constitutive rules of the game?

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to prohibit the most efficient means of achieving the prelusory goal of the game. (efficiency within the rules)

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what is prelusory?

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the object of the game that can be understood independent of the game itself.

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In what sequence is the kretchmar's Practical philosophy of physical activity textbook ordered?

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philosophy, nature of the person, nature of kinesiology, ethics and values

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Kretchmar argues that philosophy offers what?

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Real-life applications of philosophy to kinesiology practice

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the notion that human behavior is chaotic and unpredictable is an argument against what?

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Linear causation

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In plato's allegory of the cave , education is presented as a relatively painless process and that one needs only awareness of their situation to break free from their \"chains\"? true or false

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false, when being released from the cave the pain of the sunlight affects the captive.

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Kretchmar argues that under holism,_____ performance is now on an equal footing with ______?

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motor-active; reflection

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Kretchmar argues that traditional practitioners tend to look for partial causes, taking reciprocal causation seriously, while holistic practitioners tend to look downward stream toward anatomy and physiology for causes?

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false, holistic practitioners look for personable causes.

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on the philosophic readiness inventory, if one was not COMMITED to incorporating philosophic conclusions into our lives, she would also likely:...?

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score low on confidence

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what is inductive reasoning ?

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based on human intellectual ability to move from the specific to the feral, from concrete examples to abstract understandings.

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if stated , 5 speciic, non controversial examples of sportsmanship, and then made observations about commonalities across the sample set in order to make conclusions about sportsmanship in general, we would be using which of the reasonings?

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inductive reasoning

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according to he text book, in order to carry out a proper philosophic analysis , one should?(in order)

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develop a thesis, clarify the problem, search for arguments

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according the text and class lecture , introducing new terms, i.e. terms that don't appear in any premise into the conclusion creates problems with which type of philosophic reasoning?

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deductive reasoning

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what is deductive reasoning ?

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based on the human intellectual ability to move from the general to the specific, from several broad premises to a few concrete conclusions.

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having a controversial or mixed set of examples might lead one to draw misleading or incorrect inferences about the subject under investigation. this is a pitfall of which type of philosophic reasoning?

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Inductive reasoning

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what are the three type of reasoning?

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inductive reasoning, deductive reasoning, intuitive reasoning

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the case study written by dixon(the ethics of running up the score) and gardner (the ethics of taking performance enhancing drugs) are meant to illustrate which of the following points about philosophic reasoning?

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philosophers can use inductive, intuitive and deductive reasoning effectively in different situations.

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Which is not part of the five principles for a new vision of human intelligence?

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only mind-related activities should be considered intelligent

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according to class lecture and text, which is not a reason why we should have philosophy in a kinesiology major:?

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it provides us with the only method we need to solve problems

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what type of dualists claim that the mind is primary and more essential than the body, and is therefore more significant?

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value dualism

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what is value dualism?

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mind and mental activities are superior to the body and physical activities.

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what is knowledge dualism?

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knowing that(understanding) is superior to knowing how (the capacity to do)

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what is substance dualism?

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a human being is composed of two things , mind and body

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the idea that sometimes we must use art , dance , or other expressive movements to communicate ideas or messages that cannot be verbalized reflects a theoretical problem with

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language dualism

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according to the logical relationship between the different types of dualism, which is must be true?

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if you are behavior dualist, you are also a value dualist

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in platos allegory of the cave, the flickering shadows on the wall in front of them, and the echoes they hear coming from behind them are meant to represent which of the following?

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simulated reality

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what is the best way to eliminate dualism9and make it more holistic) from the statement \" a mind is a terrible thing to waste\"?

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the person is a terrible thing to waste

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as a result of losing all four games of the dualistic tournament, according to the text, kinesiologists are.....?

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assigned an auxiliary role in education

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materialists believe that the world consist of...?

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one substance(atoms surrounded by void)

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by eliminating the abstract notion of mind, scientific materialism solves which lingering problem for all types of dualism?

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the problem of how something tangible can affect something intangible

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telling someone \"you're re using the right side of your brain too much! be more left-brained\" is not an effective method for teaching skills. this reflects a practical problem with which the of materialism?

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measurement materialism

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kinesiologists lose in the tournament of optimal health because they are seen as: ...?

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inefficient

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a physical education teacher that spends the bulk of her time allowing students to play as they get to know and appreciate a new activity on their own(yet under her watchful guidance) is most closely displaying which of the following holistic strategies...?

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more patience , less talk

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after losing all four games of the dualism tournament, kretchmar concludes that kinesiologist should?

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refuse to play in the tournament altogether

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\"exercise is medicine!\" characterizes our efforts to switch teams (from serendipity to utility) in which game of the dualistic tournament ?

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game 3

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after losing the first two games of the tournament of dualism, kinesiologists are seen as?

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non-itellectual, non-academic

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when prescribing physical activity, which of the following intervention technique recommends that the practitioner should look for ways to incorporate the entire movement subculture in order to make the activity as personally meaningful as possible.

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placing activity in a human context

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the key move in switching from dualism to holism is..?

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from looking at parts of people to the character and quality of a persons behavior

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according to the text and class lecture, which of these is not true concerning the early expressions of holism(such as, \"sound mind is a sound body\")

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they united the person into one, whole being

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the layout of the horizontal image of intelligence most nearly indicates which of the following:..?

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kinesiologists and mathematicians can both behave in intelligent ways.

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if a kinesiologist were to use a holistic approach, he would be most likely to use which of the following intervention techniques:...?

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listen carefully to his student/ player/client

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the story kretchmar presents in the book about jo packer, the cardiac rehab therapist, and her idea to have female cardiac rehab patience call home at the end of the day reflects which of the following?..

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varied sites for intervention

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when patch adams fulfills some of the hospital patients deepest desires or wishes, he is acting against which theory of the person?

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materialism

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patch adams demonstrates his holistic approach by:...?

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understanding that improving quality of life sometimes requires unusual sites for intervention.

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patch adams argued that \"if you teat a(n) _____, you win or lose ; when you treat a(n) ______, i guarantee you. you'll win every time...?

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disese, person

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in the text, kretchmar states that his philosophy:...?

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is eclectic, i.e. drawn from many sources / approaches

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a philosopher, who necessarily does not take the measurement turn, would most likely do which of the following?

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reflect on the scientific theories of play

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what is the best verbal correction to make the following exclamation holistic,\" I'm quantifiable data, we trust\"?

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all types of data and information are needed

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patch adams argued forcefully that ____ is inevitable, and in fact finding personal connections with his patience and treating them as unique individuals can be highly beneficial strategy in healthcare.???

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tranference

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which of the following best describes what german empiricist kircher meant when he said that the best relationship between the sciences and the humanities should be complementary?

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mutually beneficial

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what concept does the following definition best describe \"the way social and cultural groups view human movement\"?

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physical culture

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\" the development and maintenance of professional pride garnered through the study of ancient greek beliefs about physical education\" would be the best description of the thesis to which reading?

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james thompsons article \"logos protreptikis\"

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according to class lectures, which of the following in not a reason we discussed why kinesiologists should study history?

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it gives us the ammunition we need to downplay the importance of other \" more-theoretical\" disciplines

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working to dispel the myth that \"greece is the ideal, while rome is the warning , \" kyle argues that new studies portray roman sport as all of the following except?

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that romans viewed sport as primitive/ a distraction

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from our discussion on critical reading skills, all of the following were given as tips or recommendations except:?

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develop skills of skimming the text for bolded words and section titles

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according to adelman, because it embodied the american ideals of democracy , utility, and practicality, harness racing dethroned which of the following sports as the most popular spectator sport in mid-nineteenth center america?

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thoroughbred racing

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the three main components you need to have in order to be prepared for class discussion on a given text are:?

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thesis, evidence, summary

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in his , \"organized greek games,\" baker argues that the ancient olympic games were played in honor of and as trite to which greek god?

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zeus

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thompson claimed that the importance of sport history comes from our ability to connect ourselves and our profession with histories greatest thinkers noblest ideals. so that we might generate an even deeper sense of meaning in our work.?

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pride by- association

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kyles article, \"directions in sport history\", argued that we should seek more \"interdisciplinary approach to sport history.\" this most nearly means?

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we should seek to understand sport history in broad and inclusive ways to see how sport relates to culture

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vertinsky argued that which of the following had to happen in order for sports medicine to be commercialized, leading to important technological advances that allowed it to flourish and become a full-blown medial sub-discipline?

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acknowledgment and commitment of athletes to the advantages of sports medicine

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adelman argues that trotting was more innovative than horse racing due to which of the following factors?

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the social backgrounds of those involved& not being inhibited by english traditions

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which two aspects of american society between 1840-1860 does adelman identify as the primary reasons that led harness racing to be commercialized and modernized?

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urbanization & economic growth

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kyle argues that in their attempt to approach roman sport in a more objective and un-biased manner, multiple scholars have tried to \"understand the roman and the sociology of rome through a study of its public games.\" this is most nearly an example of which of the following concepts?

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that sports can be \" read\" as a cultural \"text\"

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to sum-up his argument for why trotting surged to the forefront of the world of modern spectator sports, adelman says that the organizers of trotting races placed a higher premium _____ rather than _____ and _____ rather than _____?

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innovation, tradition and cash ; class

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adelman argues that \"manipulation theory\" and the concept of \"hippodroming\" were direct response to the skepticism created by all of the following factors, except?

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the fear of losing

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in bakers \"organized greek games\", he identifies qualities such as strength and speed as forming the foundations of olympic events. why does he believe the water sports, such as swimming, diving, rowing and sailing events are conspicuously absent from competition?

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greece is mostly surrounded by the water

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dyreson argues that jesse owens and his fellow african american olympians simultaneously symbolized both ____ and _____?

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the process of nation-making; the process of marking racial differences

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Dyreson claims that if we want to better understand the construction of modern societies we should focus our inquiry on the racial dynamic present in sport: and that other factors have very little to do with national identity. true or false

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false

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which of the following best describes what dyreson meant when he contended that sport exist as \"magic touchstone\" within a culture?

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observing a cultures sport gives clues into how people live, work, and think

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lansbury argues that the ___ press was mainly responsible for constructing _____ identity more in terms of race.?

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black; gibson

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according to dyreson, which of the following best describes the ways scientific racism was used?

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to confirm white supremacy & argue for african american inferiority

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why does dyreson claim that bough era el oaf's marathon victory at the 1928 olympic games \"undermined the standard racial calculus employed by athletic experts?\"

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because he wa the first non- european to win an olympic marathon race.

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kyle explains in his article that the hellenistic eriod should be seen as an age of transition and a period of mutual influence between the _____ and _____ understanding of sport.

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greek, roman

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once the data no longer reflected northern european/nordic athletic supremacy, dyreson claims that racial science underwent a \"radical paradigm shift.\" this in scientific mentality toward racial differences led to which of the following?

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the myth of black athletic superiority

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the collection of ancient games (pythian, ishmean, nemean, and olympian) formed which of the following?

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the panhellenic games/circuit

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what did lansbury believe most significantly led to the increased involvement of african american women in track and field in the 1940's?

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a lack of participation by white women due to perceived \"masculinization\" it caused.

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what did baker identify as the primary reason why ancient greeks did not include ball games into their olympic events schedules?

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they were seen as mere exercise, played mostly by women and children

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baker argues that the roman attitude toward sport differed from the greek attitude in that roman saw sport as ..?

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a spectacle, ans as having military practicality

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which of the following concepts does this quote best exemplify: \"although the distribution of corn and money may satisfy the individual, spectacles are necessary for the contentment of the masses\"?

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bread and circuses

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dyreson contends that ____ has led to ____, rather than shattering myths.?

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scientific racism, perpetuating racist stereotype

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branch offered which of the following rules as an example of how the NCAA operates like a professionalized league:

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the practice of divvying up revenues between member institutions

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in the movie schooled : price of college sports, arian foster claimed that the relationship between the NCAA and student-athletes was almost identical to a contract for indentured servitude. which of the following best describes this?

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to provide food, shelter, and work experience for a certain period of time without pay

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which of the following best describes the \" sanity code\" branch describes in his article?

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a rule designed to prohibit all concealed and indirect benefits for college athletes, a way to maintain moral order, and a clever strategy to centralize NCAA power

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which of the following does branch refer as \" cynical hoaxes- legalistic confections propagated by the universities so that they can exploit the skills and fame of young athletes?

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student-athlete & amateurism

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which of the following concepts did branch argue began in the late 19th century in england as a way to keep the working-class from socially interacting with members of the elite british aristocracy.

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amateurism

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while president ___ initially started the NCAA in order to clean up the sport of college football and to protect players from serious injury, a part-time employee named,____ was responsible for turning the organization into the powerful entity it is today.?

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theodore roosevelt; walter byers

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as we learned in the movie schooled, the university of north carolina was investigated for offering \"independent studies\" courses that require only one paper to be submitted at the end of the semester, designed for student-athletes to enroll in and thus make it easier to maintain eligibility these classes are also known as which of the following?

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paper classes

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which of the following reasons best explains why the NCAA created the term \"student athlete\"?

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it provided a clever way to circumvent the financial issues of workman's compensation claims

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