It was once believed that maturation is the sole determinant of motor development and that experience/practice are unimportant. More recent evidence, however, supports the position that maturation is not sufficient for motor development; practice and motivation are also important. What kinds of evidence support this view?
What will be an ideal response?
Evidence for a role of experience is found (a) in Dennis's finding that the motor skills of institutionalized orphans who had few opportunities for practice were severely retarded; (b) in Thelen's and Zelaso'ss findings that vertical posturing facilitates walking; and (c) in Goldfield's finding that crawling emerges only after several individual skills become organized in the service or reaching of a particular goal.
You might also like to view...
Children’s __________ of language develops faster than their __________ of language.
A. active mastery; passive mastery B. non-reinforced understanding; reinforced understanding C. passive mastery; active mastery D. morphology; syntax E. surface structure; deep structure
Tracy is a cheerleader, serves on student government, and writes for the school newspaper
Her parents are presidents of the PTO at her school. What type of student is Tracy? a. Motivated b. Involved c. Engaged d. Popular
Following LTD, there is an increase in the number of dendritic spines.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
A researcher is interested in conducting a study to determine whether people who experienced a devastating event, such as a house fire where the family lost everything, suffer lasting effects from such devastation early in life
This researcher is interested in the ________ development of the subject(s). a) personality b) social c) cognitive d) physical