KIN 4512 Chapter : Chapter 6
15 Mar 2019
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Interacting constraints allow young infants to learn to drive. Early motor behavior: reflexive or spontaneous (clark, 1995) Stimulus allows elicits the same response: reflexive: stereotypical responses elicited by specific external stimuli, spontaneous: movements not caused by known external stimuli, reflex loop- patellar tap (external stimulus elicits a specific response) First studied by lourie (1949: 100 infants, movements essential for a healthy child, purpose is to decrease tension and anxiety. Ester thelen (1979) studied stereotypies: stereotypies are intrinsic, do not serve a specific purpose (no goal achieved or link to sensory response, *developmentally significant didn"t go over these ^^ Purposes of reflexes: built in responses facilitate survival, reflexes allow dialogue with environment, reflexive movements result in sensory consequences (adaptation, reflexes provide building blocks for future movement, patterns adapted into future movements under voluntary control. Reflexes what you need to know for each. Use of equipment to teach a child to walk.
