Motor Dev/Ctrl/Learning Flashcards
Motor Development defintion
age-related process, requires control & learning.
Motor Control definition
control/organization of the processes underlying functional movements
Motor Control develops ___ (quickly/slowly)
quick
Motor Learning definition
acquisition of motor behaviors thru practice/experience.
Motor Learning develops ____ (quickly/slowly)
Slowly, requires practice
Cephalocaudal concept of motor dev
arm buds before leg buds, voluntary control of UE before LE.
Proximodistal concept of motor dev
spinal cord before arm buds, voluntary control of arms before fingers.
Nervous system maturation: Universality
predictable patterns/relationships of development.
Nervous system maturation: Variability
individual diffs
Experience-Expectant Neural Maturation
development that occurs as a result of common experiences that all humans are exposed to (e.g. language).
Experience-Dependent Neural Maturation
continuing process that occurs as a result of individual life experiences (e.g. learning English).
Sensitive Periods
experience has an unusually strong effect on the brain during a limited period in development.
Periods of Instability
normal to have periods of regression or plateau
Periodic Equilibrium
Spiraling pattern of development
Normal to have periods of stability/instability.
Normal to have symmetry/asymmetry.
Growth is NOT a linear process.
Maturation-Based motor control theory
early movement due to reflexes/reactions