PSY210H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Athletic Training, Visual Acuity, Fetus
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What does a baby do all day: four major states: Sleeping (70% of the time: baby drifts from periods of regular to irregular breathing, spend considerably more time in rem sleep, auto-simulation theory: increased rem sleep required for brain development. Alert inactivity: baby is calm and attentive; deliberately examining environment. Waking activity: baby is unfocused; uncoordinated movements of arms and legs. Motor development: sequence of same event that occur across infants timing varies. Maturational viewpoint: unfolding of genetically programmed series of events, there is the same general pattern across all cultures. Experimental viewpoint: opportunities to practice are important, both maturation and experience play a role in motor development. Motor development is affected by cultural, environmental, and interactions: don"t skip developmental stages vary on rate they go through these stages. Voluntary (3 months +: manipulatory skills. Two handed grasp and ulnar grasp (4-5 months) Pincer grasp (end of first year) useful for feeding: mastery of coordinating skills requires both:
