Chapter 4 : Early Motor Development

Question 1

Why is Early Motor Development Important?

Answer 1

Foundational skills, increased opportunities, relationship between cognition, motor, and perception

Question 2

Describe Two types of Motor Behavior

Answer 2

Spontaneous movements, which are not caused by external stimuli, as well as reflexive movements which is caused by specific external stimuli

Question 3

What are some examples of Spontaneous Movement in Infants

Answer 3

Arm movements like practice for reaching, and supine kicking that initially leads to walking

Question 4

What is an example of an infantile reflex?

Answer 4

The babinski reflex should disappear over time, but returning to reflex in adulthood may indicate neurological problems

Question 5

What are Primitive reflexes?

Answer 5

Those to faciliate survial, from the brain stem, bron with them, dissapear within 6-12 months

Question 6

what are some examples of promitve relfescses?

Answer 6

babinski, Assymetrical tonic neck reflex, palmar grasping, Moro, sucking

Question 7

what are postural reactions?

Answer 7

Reactions to external stimuli, when psture is thrown off, begin around 2-4 months, usually to protect themelves when being moved

Question 8

what is an example of postural reaction?

Answer 8

Derotive righting (rolling ovger), labyrinthe righting (tilting infant head moves), Parachute (tilt baby, arms go out)

Question 9

what are locomotor refleces?

Answer 9

resembles a later pattern of locomotor skills

Question 10

descrive locomotor relfexes

Answer 10

tapping a baby sole o floor begins walking pattern of legs, swimming, cralwing

Question 11

waht is the purpose of reflexes?

Question 12

WHat are motor milestones

Question 13

describe rate limiters or controllers

Question 14

describe posutal and control in infants