Short Response Questions
Short Response Questions Chapter 10 – Voluntary Movements of Infancy After completing the answers, you may either print the PDF or save it electronically to email to your instructor. 1. Name the three categories of early voluntary movement and provide an example for each category.
2. Summarize the progressive stages of head control from birth to 5 months of age.
3. Describe the attainment of upright posture from birth to 8 months of age.
4. Characterize the body position of an infant in early stages of the standing position.
5. Describe the development of sitting as described by the research of Rochat. How is sitting related to use of the hands?
6. Distinguish between creeping and crawling, and indicate which one is considered to occur first in most infants.
7. What is the contralateral creeping pattern? What is a homolateral creeping pattern?
8. Define prehension and explain how it assists a child’s motor development.
9. What is the difference between phase I and phase II reaching and grasping behaviors as proposed by Bower (1977)?
10. Explain the meaning of bimanual control and briefly describe its general development trend.
11. Based on the research discussed in the chapter, describe what you would expect to see in an infant descending stairs.
2. Summarize the progressive stages of head control from birth to 5 months of age.
3. Describe the attainment of upright posture from birth to 8 months of age.
4. Characterize the body position of an infant in early stages of the standing position.
5. Describe the development of sitting as described by the research of Rochat. How is sitting related to use of the hands?
6. Distinguish between creeping and crawling, and indicate which one is considered to occur first in most infants.
7. What is the contralateral creeping pattern? What is a homolateral creeping pattern?
8. Define prehension and explain how it assists a child’s motor development.
9. What is the difference between phase I and phase II reaching and grasping behaviors as proposed by Bower (1977)?
10. Explain the meaning of bimanual control and briefly describe its general development trend.
11. Based on the research discussed in the chapter, describe what you would expect to see in an infant descending stairs.
