REC 101 FINAL UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is leisure's distribution in space? - Correct Answer- National parks takes up 84 million
acres-12% of the total US
Orienting response - Correct Answer- instinctive visual or auditory reaction to any novel
stimulus-
"dilation of blood vessels to the brain, slowing of the heart, constriction of blood vessels to
major muscle groups."
Eudaimonia - Correct Answer- aristotle's idea of happiness; doing good things- personal well
being
It is a moral philosophy that defines right action as that which leads to the "well-being" of the
individual, thus holding "well-being" as having essential value
What are the essential elements of leisure? - Correct Answer- perceived freedom, perceived
competence, intrinsic motivation/autotelic activity, positive affect/beneficial outcome,
facilitative arousal, commitment
Distance decay - Correct Answer- increases in distance that bring about decreases in most
form of behavior-
What is the meaning of leisure? - Correct Answer- Free time- time free from obligations
Recreational activity- nonwords kinds of experiences
Spirit- a self actualized attitude about life
Essential elements of leisure - Correct Answer- perceived freedom, perceived competence,
intrinsic motivation/autotelic
Neulinger's ideas about leisure - Correct Answer- Two different understandings of freedom:
, Freedom "to"- focus on freedom to experience a particularly person experience (more
satisfying)- This is what Neulinger had in mind with the idea of pure/ideal leisure
Freedom "from"- freedom from the necessary routine of life; free from obligations and
provides a relief from word- vacation
Ideal (pure) leisure - Correct Answer- leisure experiences or expressions that are freely
chosen for intrinsic reasons
What are the theories that attempt to explain leisure behavior? - Correct Answer-
physchological theory
sociology theory
anthropology theory
What falls beneath the psychology theory of leisure behavior? - Correct Answer- Flow, Self-
as-entertainment, Reversal
What falls beneath the sociology theory of leisure behavior? - Correct Answer- compensation
and spillover
symbolic interactionism
What falls beneath the anthropology theory of leisure behavior? - Correct Answer- Anti-
structure
Popular culture - Correct Answer- encompasses the most immediate and contemporary leisure
expressions in our lives. It offers common ground for a visible and pervasive level of culture
in a society.
AKA- common culture, pop culture, mass culture, mass leisure
What is popular culture influenced by? - Correct Answer- mass media, the collection of ideas,
images, and other phenomena that permeate the everyday lives of society
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is leisure's distribution in space? - Correct Answer- National parks takes up 84 million
acres-12% of the total US
Orienting response - Correct Answer- instinctive visual or auditory reaction to any novel
stimulus-
"dilation of blood vessels to the brain, slowing of the heart, constriction of blood vessels to
major muscle groups."
Eudaimonia - Correct Answer- aristotle's idea of happiness; doing good things- personal well
being
It is a moral philosophy that defines right action as that which leads to the "well-being" of the
individual, thus holding "well-being" as having essential value
What are the essential elements of leisure? - Correct Answer- perceived freedom, perceived
competence, intrinsic motivation/autotelic activity, positive affect/beneficial outcome,
facilitative arousal, commitment
Distance decay - Correct Answer- increases in distance that bring about decreases in most
form of behavior-
What is the meaning of leisure? - Correct Answer- Free time- time free from obligations
Recreational activity- nonwords kinds of experiences
Spirit- a self actualized attitude about life
Essential elements of leisure - Correct Answer- perceived freedom, perceived competence,
intrinsic motivation/autotelic
Neulinger's ideas about leisure - Correct Answer- Two different understandings of freedom:
, Freedom "to"- focus on freedom to experience a particularly person experience (more
satisfying)- This is what Neulinger had in mind with the idea of pure/ideal leisure
Freedom "from"- freedom from the necessary routine of life; free from obligations and
provides a relief from word- vacation
Ideal (pure) leisure - Correct Answer- leisure experiences or expressions that are freely
chosen for intrinsic reasons
What are the theories that attempt to explain leisure behavior? - Correct Answer-
physchological theory
sociology theory
anthropology theory
What falls beneath the psychology theory of leisure behavior? - Correct Answer- Flow, Self-
as-entertainment, Reversal
What falls beneath the sociology theory of leisure behavior? - Correct Answer- compensation
and spillover
symbolic interactionism
What falls beneath the anthropology theory of leisure behavior? - Correct Answer- Anti-
structure
Popular culture - Correct Answer- encompasses the most immediate and contemporary leisure
expressions in our lives. It offers common ground for a visible and pervasive level of culture
in a society.
AKA- common culture, pop culture, mass culture, mass leisure
What is popular culture influenced by? - Correct Answer- mass media, the collection of ideas,
images, and other phenomena that permeate the everyday lives of society
