Moving and Grasping: Early motor skills

Question 1

Motor skills:

Answer 1

Coordinated movements of the muscles and limbs.

Question 2

Locomote:

Answer 2

to move around in the world.

Question 3

Fine motor skills:

Answer 3

Motor skills associated with grasping, holding and manipulating objects.

Question 4

Toddling:

Answer 4

Early, unsteady form of walking.

Question 5

Dynamic systems theory:

Answer 5

motor development involves many distinct skills that are organised and reorganised over time to meet the demands of specific tasks.

Question 6

Cephalocaudal growth:

Answer 6

Infant is top heavy

Question 7

Environmental cues

Answer 7

Infants use environmental cues to judge whether a surface is suitable for walking.

Question 8

Mastery of intricate motions require:

Answer 8

-differentiation and integration

Question 9

Differentition

Answer 9

distinguishing and mastering individual motions

Question 10

Benefits of carrying baby on moms back:

Answer 10

-infant is soother by being with their mother
-infant is exposed to visual stimulation
-helps infants motor development

Question 11

Inegration:

Answer 11

Linking individual motions into a coherent, coordinated whole.

Question 12

Reaching requires:

Answer 12

an infant to move the hand to the location of a desired object.

Question 13

Grasping requires:

Answer 13

an infant to coordinate mmovements of individual fingers to grab an object.

Question 14

Determinants of handedness?

Answer 14

-genetics and experiences.