Coursespaces Quiz #1 Flashcards
(13 cards)
T/F: Growth that proceeds from those points close to the centre of the body to those points close to the periphery is known as cephalocaudal development.
False
T/F: Critical period refers to an optimal time in the life span for a specific aspect of development to occur
True
T/F: Maturation refers to the timing and tempo of progress toward the mature biological state.
True
T/F: the infancy stage spans the period from birth to 1 year
False
T/F: The three constraints referred to in Newell’s (Constraints) Model are 1) the central nervous system, 2) the task, and 3) the individual.
False: the CNS isn’t in it, it should be the environment
_______ refers to the capacity for change (reorganization) in response to positive or negative experience.
plasticity
In general, motor development is the study of _______
change
The developmental systems perspective advocates that human development is the product of changing relations between the _______and _______.
person and environment
According to Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems model, the ______is concerned with the interrelationships with the microsystem.
mesosystem
In the development literature, change in the individual’s level of functioning is referred to as _______
development
In the development literature, observable change in quantity is referred to as _____
growth
Phase or Stage?
- Rudimentary
- Prenatal
- Sport Skill
- Infancy
- Adolescence
- Fundamental Movement
phase stage phase stage stage phase
The purpose of the study was to investigate patterns of activity and inactivity in a birth cohort of children followed from 3 to 5 yr and to investigate whether changes in activity occurred over time. Two hundred and forty-four children (44% female) were seen annually at 3, 4, and 5 yr. Physical activity and inactivity was measured by Actical accelerometers for five consecutive days (24-h monitoring) each year. What design is this study?
longitudinal
