Exam 1 terms

Question 1

Growth

Answer 1

Totality of physical change and thus take on meaning of development

Question 2

Development

Answer 2

Adaptive change towards competence

Question 3

Maturation

Answer 3

Fixed order of progression where rate may change but sequence is fixed

Question 4

Experience

Answer 4

Factors within environment that may affect the rate of development

Question 5

Adaptation

Answer 5

Interplay between maturation and experience

Question 6

Movement

Answer 6

Observable change in position of any part of body

Question 7

Motor

Answer 7

Underlying biological and mechanical factors that influence movement

Question 8

Motor behavior

Answer 8

Changes in motor learning control (learning factors and maturational processes)

Question 9

Motor learning

Answer 9

Aspect of learning in which movement plays a major role - results from practice or past experiences

Question 10

Motor Control

Answer 10

Neural and physical mechanism that underlie human movement

Question 11

Motor performance

Answer 11

Act of executing a movement skill - can be directly observed and measured

Question 12

Motor Pattern

Answer 12

Organized series of isolated movment

Question 13

Fundamental movement pattern

Answer 13

Observable performance of basic locomotor skills - combo of movement patterns of 2 or more body parts

Question 14

Affordances

Answer 14

Factors the improve development

Question 15

Constraints

Answer 15

Factors that hinder development