To the Student

xii

Preface

xiii

PART ONE

AN OVERVIEW OF LIFELONG HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

1

1

Introduction to the Developmental Perspective

2

PART TWO

BIOLOGICAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

37

2

Heredity and Neurological Changes

38

3

Physical Growth Changes

65

4

Physiological Changes

113

5

Factors Affecting Growth and Development

142

PART THREE

PERCEPTION AND INFORMATION PROCESSING

169

6

Perceptual Development

170

7

Information Processing and Motor Control

206

PART FOUR

MOTOR BEHAVIOR ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN

239

8

Early Movement Behavior

240

9

Motor Behavior during Early Childhood

281

10

Motor Behavior during Later Childhood and Adolescence

327

11

Motor Behavior in the Adult Years

352

PART FIVE

ASSESSING CHANGE

379

12

Assessment

380

PART SIX

SOCIOCULTURAL INFLUENCES ON MOTOR DEVELOPMENT

407

13

Sociocultural Influences on Motor Development

408

References

430

Index

443

Credits

463