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  • Essay / Dynamic Systems Theory Essay - 617

    Review: The dynamic systems view was developed by Arnold Gesell in 1934 and explores how humans develop motor skills. From Mr. Gesell's observations, he was able to conclude that children develop their motor skills in a specific order and within a specific amount of time. He concluded that children roll, walk, sit, and stand due to several factors: the ability to move, environmental support to move, and the motivation/goal to move. Once the child has the motivation, skills and support, he accepts the new challenge. After several failed and successful attempts, they begin to refine and master the movement with continued support and motivation. Dynamic systems theory is not a random process that children experience, skills are calculated and developed over a period of time. Reflexes are automatic responses that children cannot control. They are innate and automatic. Some of the reflexes that infants have are: - Rooting reflex: when the side of an infant's cheek is stroked, the infant reaches for an object to suck - Sucking reflex: when an object is placed in the mouth of an infant, inf...