Chapter 5

Question 1

Reflexes

Answer 1

Innate, fixed patterns of action that occur in response to particular stimulation

Question 2

Examples of reflexes (5)

Answer 2

Grasping
Rooting
Sucking
Swallowing
Tonic Neck

Question 3

What do strong reflexes indicate?

Answer 3

Strong CNS

Question 4

Stepping Reflex

Answer 4

Reflex where infant lifts one leg after another, like walking

Question 5

Motor Milestone Example

Answer 5

Different cultures value different parts of development

Question 6

Components to Reaching (4)

Answer 6

Muscle development
Postural control
Development of various perceptual skills
Development of various motor skills

Question 7

Prereaching Movements

Answer 7

Clumsy swiping movements in the general vicinity of objects they see

Question 8

When do infants successfully reach for things?

Answer 8

3-4 months old

Question 9

What makes it easier for infants to reach?

Answer 9

Once they are able to sit at around 7 months

Question 10

Reaching involves what two things to interact?

Answer 10

Visual and motor development

Question 11

Self-Locomotion

Answer 11

Ability to move oneself around in the environment

Question 12

Scale Errors

Answer 12

Very young children try to do something with a mini replica object that is far too small for the action to be at all possible

Question 13

What is assumed to cause scale errors?

Answer 13

A failure to integrate visual info represented in two different areas of the brain in the service of action