HK 100 TEST 3 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What is motor development? - Answers :progressive change in motor behavior
throughout the lifespan
What knowledge has been gained by motor development research? - Answers :-normal
rate and sequence of development of fundamental motor skills
-individual differences in rates of development of skills
-deviations from normal development in special populations
-cross-sectional and longitudinal research
What is the difference between cross-sectional and longitudinal research? - Answers :-
Cross sectional: comparing different groups of people at different ages on the same
ability
-Longitudinal: taking a group of people and measuring their abilities and assessing later
in their lives and continuing over the lifespan
What is the proximodistal principle? - Answers :developing from axis and moving
outwards (gaining control of trunk, then limbs, then fingers)
What are the motor milestones of normal development? - Answers :posture, reaching,
grasping, and locomotion
What is a normal age for a child to hold their head steady when carried? - Answers :2-3
months
What are practical applications of motor development information? - Answers :-assess
normal development of children
-screen for neurological and motor disorders
-identify and nurture exceptional talent
-inform designers of remedial and therapeutic programs
-determine readiness of learners for new tasks
What is the cephalocaudal principle? - Answers :gaining control of the neck and head
first, and then it moves down the body
What is a normal age for a child to sit without support? - Answers :5 months
What is a normal age for a child to get to sitting? - Answers :7 months
What is a normal age for a child to pull to standing? - Answers :7-8 months
What is a normal age for a child to stand alone? - Answers :11 months
What is a normal age for a child to roll back to stomach? - Answers :6-7 months
What is motor development? - Answers :progressive change in motor behavior
throughout the lifespan
What knowledge has been gained by motor development research? - Answers :-normal
rate and sequence of development of fundamental motor skills
-individual differences in rates of development of skills
-deviations from normal development in special populations
-cross-sectional and longitudinal research
What is the difference between cross-sectional and longitudinal research? - Answers :-
Cross sectional: comparing different groups of people at different ages on the same
ability
-Longitudinal: taking a group of people and measuring their abilities and assessing later
in their lives and continuing over the lifespan
What is the proximodistal principle? - Answers :developing from axis and moving
outwards (gaining control of trunk, then limbs, then fingers)
What are the motor milestones of normal development? - Answers :posture, reaching,
grasping, and locomotion
What is a normal age for a child to hold their head steady when carried? - Answers :2-3
months
What are practical applications of motor development information? - Answers :-assess
normal development of children
-screen for neurological and motor disorders
-identify and nurture exceptional talent
-inform designers of remedial and therapeutic programs
-determine readiness of learners for new tasks
What is the cephalocaudal principle? - Answers :gaining control of the neck and head
first, and then it moves down the body
What is a normal age for a child to sit without support? - Answers :5 months
What is a normal age for a child to get to sitting? - Answers :7 months
What is a normal age for a child to pull to standing? - Answers :7-8 months
What is a normal age for a child to stand alone? - Answers :11 months
What is a normal age for a child to roll back to stomach? - Answers :6-7 months
