motor development

Question 1

give 1 reason why we should study motor development?

Answer 1

1. determine reasonable expectations
2. develop screening tools
3. implications for other developmental domains

Question 2

what are the 2 types of motor skills?

Answer 2

1. gross motor skills (large muscle groups like walking)
2. fine motor skills: small muscles for precise manipulation (reaching)

Question 3

what is locomotion?

Answer 3

the ability to move from 1 place to another by itself. (running, craawling, swimming, flying)

Question 4

what is motor-perception integration? does it have to be learned?

Answer 4

integrating depth info with locomotion.

has to be learned

Question 5

fill in the blanks:

for gap-crossing task under motor-perception integration, skills learned do not always _______. infants need to _____ when conditions ________.

Answer 5

transfer; relearn; change

Question 6

motor development has implications for other developments such as ________ development and ______ development.

Answer 6

social; cognitive

Question 7

what are the milestones for reaching from 2 mths to 10 mths?

Answer 7

2-3: swiping at objects (no grasp)
3-4: jerky and poorly controlled grasping
7: stable and smooth reaching
10: intention-affected reaching

Question 8

describe the reaching preference task (newman, atkinson & braddick, 2001).

Answer 8

5 - 8.5 mth olds: reach randomly
8.5 - 12 mth olds: reach for the thinnest one
12 - 15 mth olds: reach randomly

Question 9

as infants grow and learn to move around, they need to learn how their relates to the ____________.

Answer 9

environment