Motor Development Terms

3. The Perception of oneself
4. Determines the possibilities and sets limitations of motor development
5. Behaviors that are learned, why we have careers
13. 2 – 7 years; Language development
14. Making adjustments in present cognitive structures to account for new experiences
17. The ability to internalize knowledge of personal space as well as others and other objects
18. Continuous change in motor behavior throughout the life cycle, brought about by the interaction among the requirements of the task, the biology of the individual, and the conditions of the environment
24. Particular times in life characterized by certain behaviors
25. 12 and older; Abstract thinking
27. Postural changes to keep the center of the body over its base of support
29. Number of participants continues to increase
30. Set of expectations about a behavior
32. Interpreting new information based upon current interpretation
33. The lifelong process of making adjustments to meet environmental conditions.
34. Dominating facilitator of movement acquisition that is a dual process of interaction and development
36. Changes we experience as we pass through life that are influenced by learning and the environment
38. Striking using the feet
39. The degree of detail seen in objects
40. Understanding and internalizing concepts of direction
41. The lack or denial of something considered to be a necessity

1. 0 – 2 years; reflexes to voluntary movement
2. Information the mover receives from the senses
6. Concerned with the outcome of the movement
7. Social and emotional domain of human development
8. The value we place on ourselves as people
9. Forward Step and leap onto the trailing foot
10. Development proceeds from the top of the body to the bottom
11. 7 – 12 years; Conversation and Decenter attention
12. Concerned with how the movement was made
15. Being aware of your surroundings and your position relative to them
16. Knowledge of how much space the body occupies
19. Development proceeds from the midpoint of the body to the distal parts
20. Behaviors that are not learned, occur automatically with maturation
21. Use of a designated body part to project an object
22. Allows one to meet or not meet the possibilities set by nature
23. Jump on one foot and land on the same foot
26. The action of arousing one’s interest, enthusiasm, or excitement.
28. intellectual domain of human development
31. Swing and Support Phase
35. The development of an internal time structure that recognizes the relationship between movement and time
37. Changes in body size and shape, a product of growth