Lecture 29

Question 1

gymnasts outperform other sports in what

Answer 1

postural control

Question 2

children navigate a critical period of perceptual motor development between the ages of approximately ..

Answer 2

6-8 years of age

Question 3

in this critical period of perceptual motor development that kids go through they begin to :

Answer 3

1. use vision differently to control posture
2. make better use of vestibular and kinaesthetic cues to control posture
3. have a changing capacity to pay attention to environmental and other cues that inform motor behaviour

Question 4

until the age of about 10 girls perform what better than boys

Answer 4

perform locomotive and balance tasks better

Question 5

what study design did neil use when looking at postual control and gymnastics

Answer 5

longitudinal cross sectional

Question 6

what age were the kids that neil did his gymnastics study on

Answer 6

5-8

Question 7

what were the two groups in Neils gymnastics study

Answer 7

educational gymnastics vs typical physical education

Question 8

what was study one of the gymanstics study

Answer 8

static posture

Question 9

what was study two of the gymanstics study

Answer 9

dynamic posture

Question 10

what was study three of the gymanstics study

Answer 10

self perceived competence of the kids

Question 11

what group was better at perceiving their abilities

Answer 11

gymnastics kids