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KINE 1035 Ch. 2
Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Maturational Perspective | The theory that motor development is an internal or innate process driven by a biological or genetic time clock (genetics & hereditary) |
| Normative Descriptive Period | A period in motor development history that emphasized norm-referenced standardized tests for measuring motor performance |
| Biomechanical Descriptive Period | A period in motor development history that emphasized the sequential attainment of biomechanically efficient movement patterns |
| Informational Processing Perspective | A theory of motor learning and development described in terms of computer-like operations occurring as a result of external or environmental input |
| Ecological Perspective | A theory of motor development across the lifespan that accounts for many constraints or systems that exist both in the body and outside the body |
| Dynamic Systems Approach | A theory that developmental systems are complex, coordinated, and self-organizing, emphasizing environmental interactions over traditional elements such as age or genetics |
| Rate Limiter | An individual constraint or system that holds back or slows the emergence of a motor skill |
| Affordance | The function an environmental object provides to an individual & related to the size and shape of the object and the individual in a particular setting |
| Body Scaling | The process of changing the dimensions of the physical environment or an environmental object in relation to the structural constraints of a performer |
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