Short Response Questions AWS
Short Response Questions Chapter 5 – Effects of Early Stimulation and Deprivation After completing the answers, you may either print the PDF or save it electronically to email to your instructor. 1. Write a rebuttal to the following statement: “Early intervention motor development programs are critical to the total development of every child.” Include research findings to support your position.
2. Describe three programs discussed in the textbook that were designed specifically to enhance early motor development. Do you think they work? Why or why not?
3. What is giardia (or hyponatremia)? Explain why it is a potential problem for young children and list precautions that can be taken to avoid it, especially as related to a child’s motor development.
4. The American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended specific guidelines for infant swim programs. Describe and explain three of these guidelines.
5. What is unique about the Suzuki method for learning to play the violin? Generally describe the method and why it is unique.
6. State what is meant by level of fixity and provide one example. How and where did we get the term?
7. Summarize the research findings of McGraw’s study on twin brothers’ motor development in the following areas: attitude, practice, readiness, growth, and level of fixity.
8. Describe how serious deprivation or adverse stimulation can negatively influence human growth. Cite two examples.
9. In 1799, a young boy named Victor was found in the woods of France. He was approximately 12 years old and had been raised in the wild. Characterize Victor’s verbal skills, mode of locomotion, and intellectual ability.
10. Provide an example of a study that illustrates the movement concept of catch-up (or readiness, or critical period).
2. Describe three programs discussed in the textbook that were designed specifically to enhance early motor development. Do you think they work? Why or why not?
3. What is giardia (or hyponatremia)? Explain why it is a potential problem for young children and list precautions that can be taken to avoid it, especially as related to a child’s motor development.
4. The American Academy of Pediatrics has recommended specific guidelines for infant swim programs. Describe and explain three of these guidelines.
5. What is unique about the Suzuki method for learning to play the violin? Generally describe the method and why it is unique.
6. State what is meant by level of fixity and provide one example. How and where did we get the term?
7. Summarize the research findings of McGraw’s study on twin brothers’ motor development in the following areas: attitude, practice, readiness, growth, and level of fixity.
8. Describe how serious deprivation or adverse stimulation can negatively influence human growth. Cite two examples.
9. In 1799, a young boy named Victor was found in the woods of France. He was approximately 12 years old and had been raised in the wild. Characterize Victor’s verbal skills, mode of locomotion, and intellectual ability.
10. Provide an example of a study that illustrates the movement concept of catch-up (or readiness, or critical period).
