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changes in motor behavior over a lifespan, the processes which underlie these changes
and the factors that affect them - Correct Answer motor development
the relatively permanent changes in motor skill capability associated with practice or
experi...
KNES 370 Final Exam Questions with Verified
Answers.
changes in motor behavior over a lifespan, the processes which underlie these changes
and the factors that affect them - Correct Answer motor development
the relatively permanent changes in motor skill capability associated with practice or
experience are referred to as: - Correct Answer Motor learning
which of the following statements about motor milestones in true? - Correct Answer A
motor milestone is the first appearance of a type of motor behavior in an individual
which of the following "best" describes the reason that motor development is viewed as
being cumulative? - Correct Answer Often, early motor behaviors form the "building
blocks" for motor behavior that emerge later in llife
On average, in western cultures an infant walks independently for the first time at about 12
months of age. As a developmentalist, this would indicate that development is: - Correct
Answer Age-related
The study Atun-Einy et al. (2012) that we discussed in class examined the attainment of
four motor milestones: hand & knees crawling, independent sitting, pull to stand, and
cruising. The study showed that the attainment of these milestones is: - Correct Answer
Sequential in some respects but not strictly sequential
In the mountain of motor development metaphor, which period is the "least" sequential? -
Correct Answer The compensation period
An individual may enter the compensation period of motor development due to: - Correct
Answer Injury and changes associated with aging
The rules of a sport considered: - Correct Answer A task constraint
In the stick-balancing demonstration in lecture, the length of time that participants could
balance a stick on their fingertip was affected by: - Correct Answer Individual and task
constraints
, Optical illusions, such as the one we discussed in lecture, are due to errors in: - Correct
Answer Perception
Which of the following best describes visual acuity for nearby objects (those 7-10 inches
away) and more distant objects (those more than 20 inches away)? - Correct Answer
None.
Due to the vestibular ocular reflex (VOR), when the head of a young adult is rotated to the
right, their eyes rotate to the left relative to the head. Which of the following best describes
averages in the VOR during aging? - Correct Answer When the older adult's head is
rotated to the right, their eyes rotated to the left relative to the head, but the amount of
rotation may be less than that of a young adult depending on the rate of head rotation
Which of the following occurs due to changes in tactile acuity during development? -
Correct Answer Both of the above
which sensory system is the first to become functional during development? - Correct
Answer The vestibular system
Which of the following systems helps us maintain balance? - Correct Answer Vision,
Somatosensation, The vestibular system
Which of the following best describes the cephalocaudal pattern of physical growth of the
body during development? - Correct Answer The length of the head at birth is roughly half
its length at maturity. The lengths of the legs at birth are only about one fifth of their mature
lengths
Which of the following statements about myelination is true? - Correct Answer Axons used
in reflexive movements are myelinated before axons used in voluntary movements
A person may enter the compensation period due to: - Correct Answer Injury, disease,
and aging
Which of the following provides the strongest evidence that aging is universal? - Correct
Answer The masters records for the the 100m dash are slower for older age groups than
for younger age groups
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