Life Span Motor Development

Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Preface
About the Web Study Guide
Acknowledgments
Credits
Part I: Introduction to Motor Development
	1. Fundamental Concepts
		Defining Motor Development
		Constraints: A Model for Studying Motor Development
		How Do We Know It Is Change?
		A Developmental Paradox: Universality Versus Variability
		Summary and Synthesis
	2. Theoretical Perspectives in Motor Development
		Maturational Perspective
		Information Processing Perspective
		Ecological Perspective
		Current Interests
		Summary and Synthesis
	3. Principles of Motion and Stability
		Understanding the Principles of Motion and Stability
		Using the Principles of Motion and Stability to Detect and Correct Errors
		Summary and Synthesis
Part II: Development of Motor Skills Across the Life Span
	4. Early Motor Development
		How Do Infants Move?
		Why Do Infants Move? The Purpose of Reflexes
		Motor Milestones: The Pathway to Voluntary Movements
		Development of Postural Control and Balance in Infancy
		Summary and Synthesis
	5. Development of Human Locomotion
		The First Voluntary Locomotor Efforts: Creeping and Crawling
		Walking Across the Life Span
		Running Across the Life Span
		Other Locomotor Skills
		Summary and Synthesis
	6. Development of Ballistic Skills
		Overarm Throwing
		Kicking
		Punting
		Sidearm Striking
		Overarm Striking
		Interventions
		Summary and Synthesis
	7. Development of Manipulative Skills
		Grasping and Reaching
		Catching
		Anticipation
		Summary and Synthesis
Part III: Physical Growth and Aging
	8. Physical Growth, Maturation, and Aging
		Prenatal Development
		Postnatal Development
		Summary and Synthesis
	9. Development and Aging of Body Systems
		Systems Development During the Prenatal Period
		Systems Development During Childhood and Adolescence
		Systems Development During Adulthood and Older Adulthood
		Summary and Synthesis
Part IV: Development of Physical Fitness
	10. Development of Cardiorespiratory Endurance
		Physiological Responses to Short-Term Exercise
		Physiological Responses to Prolonged Exercise
		Summary and Synthesis
	11. Development of Strength and Flexibility
		Muscle Mass and Strength
		Development of Strength
		Development of Flexibility
		Summary and Synthesis
	12. Weight Status, Fitness, and Motor Competence
		A Model of Interrelationships
		Body Composition
		Obesity
		Motor Competence, Activity, Fitness, and Body Composition
		Summary and Synthesis
Part V: Perceptual-Motor Development
	13. Sensory-Perceptual Development
		Visual Development
		Kinesthetic Development
		Auditory Development
		Intermodal Perception
		Summary and Synthesis
	14. Perception and Action in Development
		The Role of Action in Perception
		Postural Control and Balance
		Summary and Synthesis
Part VI: Functional Constraints in Motor Development
	15. Social and Cultural Constraints in Motor Development
		Social and Cultural Influences as Environmental Constraints
		Other Sociocultural Constraints: Race, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status
		Summary and Synthesis
	16. Psychosocial Constraints in Motor Development
		Self-Esteem
		The Link Between Perceived and Actual Motor Competence
		Motivation
		Summary and Synthesis
	17. Developmental Motor Learning
		Unpacking the Definition of Motor Learning
		Stages of Learning and the Development of Expertise
		Practice and Motor Learning
		Augmented Feedback and Motor Learning
		Other Factors That Influence Motor Learning
		Summary and Synthesis
	18. Conclusion: Interactions Among Constraints
		Using Constraints to Enhance Learning in Physical Activity Settings
		Interacting Constraints: Case Studies
		Summary and Synthesis
Appendix: Skinfold, Body Mass Index, and Head Circumference Charts
References
Index
About the Authors