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Taylor & Francis Human Motor Development A Lifespan Approach 10Th Edition by Greg Payne
Human Motor Development: A Lifespan Approach, 10th Edition, offers an overview to the study of changes in human movement across the lifespan. The book uses a holistic approach and emphasizes the importance of intellectual, social, and physical development and their impact on human motor development at all ages.The tenth edition has been completely revised and updated to reflect the most recent research and technology in human motor development. Organized into five parts, the book examines key topics in motor development including the relationship between cognitive and social development and motor development, factors affecting development, changes across the lifespan, and assessment in motor development.Highly illustrated and written for student accessibility, Human Motor Development: A Lifespan Approach is essential reading for students of motor control and development, kinesiology, human performance, and students interested in physical therapy, physical education, and exercise science. The book also provides access to a fully updated companion website, which includes laboratory exercises, an instructors' manual, a test bank, and lecture slides. Part I1. Introduction to Motor Development2. Cognitive and Motor Development3. Social and Motor DevelopmentPart II4. Prenatal Development Factors5. Effects of Early Stimulation and DeprivationPart III6. Growth and Maturation7. Physiological Changes: Health-Related Physical Fitness8. Movement and the Changing SensesPart IV9. Infant Reflexes and Stereotypies10. Voluntary Movements of Infancy11. Fine Motor Development12. Fundamental Locomotion Skills of Childhood13. Fundamental Object-Control Skills of Childhood14. Youth Sports15. Movement in AdulthoodPart V16. Assessment