Motor and Physical Development: Locomotion

K. E. Adolph

doi:10.1016/B978-012370877-9.00104-3

Motor and Physical Development: Locomotion

K. E. Adolph

Psychology

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The development of locomotion begins prenatally with spontaneous fetal movements. After birth, infants learn to cope with gravity and the continual flux of physical growth and variations in the terrain. Balance and strength are the critical factors for the emergence of new forms of locomotion and for improvements in proficiency. Experience is the critical factor for promoting adaptive responding to changes in body dimensions and variations in the environment. However, experience does not generalize from one postural milestone to the next. Independent mobility both requires and facilitates developments across multiple psychological domains.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	359-373
Number of pages	15
Volume	1-3
ISBN (Print)	9780123708779
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-012370877-9.00104-3
State	Published - Jan 1 2008

Keywords

Balance
Crawling
Dynamic systems theory
Falling
Locomotion
Locomotor experience
Mobility
Motor milestones
Neuromuscular maturation
Perception-action theory
Posture
Running
Visual cliff
Walking

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Psychology

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