KIN 362 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Motor Skill, Motor Learning, Longitudinal Study
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Changes result from interactions both within the individual and between the individual and the environment. Motor development refers to the development of movement abilities. Motor learning refers to relatively permanent gains in motor skill capability associated . Physical growth indicated a quantitative increase in size or body mass w. For humans, this growth period starts with conception and ends in late adolescence or the early 20s. Physical maturation refers to the qualitative advance in biological makeup; cell, organ, or system advancement in biochemical composition. Aging is the process that occurs with the passage of time leading to loss of adaptability of full function and eventually to death. Karl newell (1986) suggested that to understand movement, we must consider the relationships between the characteristics of the individual mover, his surroundings, and the purpose or reasons for individual mover, his surroundings, and the purpose or reasons for moving.
