Chapter 1 Flashcards
Who is interested in motor development?
- educators
- therapists
- engineers and designers
- health care provider
Development:
- continuous process of change in functional capacity
- capability to exist in the real world
Development is a _____ process.
cumulative
Development is related to but not dependent on_____.
age
As age advances, development ______.
proceeds
Development involves _____ change.
sequential
Sequential change means development is ____ and _____.
- orderly
- irreversible
Motor learning:
the relatively permanent gains in motor skill capability associated with practice or experience
Motor learning is related to ____ rather than ____.
Experience rather than age
Give a example of motor learning.
changing a tennis student’s grip for a forehand stroke
Motor behaviour:
- use when we prefer not to distinguish between motor learning and motor development
- when we want to include both
Motor control:
- the study of the neural, physical, and behavioural aspects of movement
- the nervous system’s control of the muscles that permits skilled and coordinated movements
Physical growth:
an increase in size or body mass resulting from an increase in complete, already formed body parts
Physical growth is a _____ increase in size or magnitude.
quantitative
Human growth period starts with…
conception
Human growth period ends in…
late adolescence (early 20s)
Physical growth does not include…
changes in size of tissues after physical growth period (ex. increase in muscle mass with resistance training)
Growth and development includes both ____ and __________.
size and functional capacity
Maturation is often paired with ____, but is not the same as _____.
- growth
- development
Maturation:
a qualitative advance in biological makeup
Maturation may refer to…
- cell
- organ
- system advancement in biochemical composition rather than to size alone
How are development and maturation related?
development continues long after physical maturity is reached
What are the 3 things that maturation suggests?
- progress toward physical maturity
- the state of optimal functional integration of an individual’s body systems
- the ability to reproduce
What is the relationship between physiological change and physical growth period?
- physiological change does not stop at the end of the physical growth period
- tends to be slower after growth period
Aging:
the process, occurring with the passage of time, that leads to loss of adaptability or full function and eventually to death
Who came up with Newell’s Model?
Karl Newell
Newell’s triangle constraints say that movements arise from what 3 factors?
- the interactions of the organism
- environment where the movement occurs
- task
Constraints:
A characteristic of the individual, environment, or task that encourages some movements while discouraging others
Why are constraints neither good or bad?
Limits/discourages movement but at the same time permits/encourages other movements
Constraints provide channels for…
how movements most easily emerge
Movement constraints:
- characteristics that shape movement
- restrain and channel movement to a particular time and place (form)
To understand movement, we must consider the relationships between:
- the characteristics of the individual mover
- his surroundings
- his purpose or reasons for moving