Kinesiology 3347A/B Lecture 2: lecture 2
30 Mar 2016
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Maturational perspective: motor development driven by natural maturation of systems, specially the central nervous system. Cns - predominant driving force of development: describes as internal or innate process driven by biology, minimal in uence of environment, this perspective discounts the effects of nurture . Characteristics of motor development: 1 - qualitative, 2 - discontinuous. Background: started in the 1930"s by arnold gesell, suggested invariable, genetically determined sequence of development. Individuals can have unique timing in their development i. e. kids do not all start walking at the same time. However the sequence that development follows is invariable and is determined solely by biology. Would try to teach one twin a motor skill but not the other. Monday, january 18, 2016: results equivocal, research has been discounted. We are unaware of other problems with his research, but there likely was a lot.
