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Short Response Questions Chapter 11 – Fine Motor Development After completing the answers, you may either print the PDF or save it electronically to email to your instructor. 1. Explain the meaning of the term fine motor and discuss why fine movement of the hands is emphasized in the discussion.
2. Generally describe the work of Halverson related to reaching and grasping. What did he study? What was the age of his participants? Describe his four steps of reaching and grasping development.
3. What was the view of prehension that was an “alternate” to Halverson’s work? What did these researchers find and how was it potentially critical of Halverson’s work?
4. What is haptic perception and why is it important in child development? What do we know about the progression of haptic perception in childhood?
5. How is an infant’s body position related to their object manipulation tendencies and development? Provide specific examples based on research discussed in our textbook.
6. Describe the development for the drawing process using Kellogg’s study of millions of children’s paintings.
7. What do we know about handwriting development in adulthood? Cite specific studies referenced in our textbook to support your assertions.
8. What do we know about keyboarding development? Cite specific studies referenced in our textbook to support your assertions.
2. Generally describe the work of Halverson related to reaching and grasping. What did he study? What was the age of his participants? Describe his four steps of reaching and grasping development.
3. What was the view of prehension that was an “alternate” to Halverson’s work? What did these researchers find and how was it potentially critical of Halverson’s work?
4. What is haptic perception and why is it important in child development? What do we know about the progression of haptic perception in childhood?
5. How is an infant’s body position related to their object manipulation tendencies and development? Provide specific examples based on research discussed in our textbook.
6. Describe the development for the drawing process using Kellogg’s study of millions of children’s paintings.
7. What do we know about handwriting development in adulthood? Cite specific studies referenced in our textbook to support your assertions.
8. What do we know about keyboarding development? Cite specific studies referenced in our textbook to support your assertions.
