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Sir Edmund Kerchever Chambers
Sir Edmund Kerchever Chambers 1866-1954, English literary critic and Shakespearean scholar. He wrote The Mediaeval Stage (1903), The Elizabethan Stage (1923), Arthur of Britain (1927), William Shakespeare (1930), and studies of S. T. Coleridge (1938) and Matthew Arnold (1947). ... Read more
plasmodium
plasmodium name for a stage in the life cycle of a slime mold . Also, Plasmodium is the name given to the genus of the protozoan parasite that causes malaria . ... Read more
metamorphosis
metamorphosis [Gr.,=transformation], in zoology, term used to describe a form of development from egg to adult in which there is a series of distinct stages. Many insects , amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans, and fishes undergo metamorphosis, which may involve a change in habitat, e.g., from water ... Read more
pupa
pupa , name for the third stage in the life of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis, i.e., develops from the egg through the larva and the pupa stages to the adult. A complete metamorphosis is characteristic of members of the orders Coleoptera (beetles), Diptera (flies, mosquitoes, and ... Read more
sleep
sleep resting state in which an individual becomes relatively quiescent and relatively unaware of the environment. During sleep, which is in part a period of rest and relaxation, most physiological functions such as body temperature, blood pressure, and rate of breathing and heartbeat decrease. How... Read more
Kjeld Abell
Kjeld Abell , 1901-61, Danish playwright. Abell's Melody That Got Lost (1935, tr. 1939) was an early success. Trained as a stage designer, he was an innovator in stage technique. He later turned to ethical and social drama; Anna Sophie Hedvig (1939, tr. 1944), The Queen Walks Again (1943), Si... Read more
Elizabeth Barry
Elizabeth Barry 1658-1713, English actress. She gained entrance to the stage through the patronage of the earl of Rochester. From the time of her appearances at the Theatre Royal (1682-95) until her last performance at the Haymarket in 1710, she was Betterton's leading lady and reigned as the great... Read more
Oskar Schlemmer
Oskar Schlemmer , 1888-1943, German painter and stage designer. Known for his mechanical, geometricized forms, Schlemmer taught painting, sculpture, and stage design at the Bauhaus (1920-29). He created the Triadic Ballet to Hindemith's music. In sculpture he experimented with plastic relief in ... Read more
John Butterfield
John Butterfield 1801-69, American stagecoach proprietor and expressman, b. near Albany, N.Y. Beginning as a stage driver out of Albany, he rose to ownership of a large network of stage lines. He helped to merge his express company with others to form (1850) the American Express Company. In 1857, w... Read more
Sir Ralph Richardson
Sir Ralph Richardson 1902-83, English stage and film actor. Since his first professional stage appearance in The Merchant of Venice (1921), Richardson has played a variety of classic and modern roles. His work with the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and with the Old Vic gave him wide Shakespearean ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "sensorimotor stage"

Cognitive Development
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence ...builds on what was learned in the previous stage. They are as follows: Sensorimotor stage (infancy): In this period, which has six...abilities are developed at the end of this stage. Pre-operational stage (toddlerhood and early childhood): In this... Read more
Reaction Time
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Aging ...traffic signal. ’ ’ The decision[M1]-making stage of processing then begins. Based on vehicle speed and distance...is seldom possible to get exact processing times for each stage of mental processing. As a result, psychologists frequently study peripheral or sensorimotor processing by ... Read more
Adaptive Behavior Scales for Infants and Early Childhood
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence ...items that are divided into three broad coping clusters: Sensorimotor organization: According to the famous developmental psychologist...sights, sounds, etc.) with their motor behaviors. At this stage of development, children start to explore and understand...crawling . This part of the ECI tests the child's ... Read more

Dictionary entries related to "sensorimotor stage"

sensorimotor stage
Book article from: A Dictionary of Sociology sensorimotor stage See PIAGET , JEAN. Read more
Piaget, Jean
Book article from: A Dictionary of Sociology ...particular intellectual skills. In the sensorimotor stage (from birth to approximately 18...environment. The pre-operational stage (from about age 2 to 7 years) is...by extreme egocentrism. At this stage of development children cannot... Read more

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Specific adaptations of neuromuscular control and knee joint stiffness following sensorimotor training.
Magazine article from: New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy; 11/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...neuromuscular control and knee joint stiffness following sensorimotor training. International Journal of Sports Medicine 27...To examine whether fixations of the ankle joint during sensorimotor training (SMT) influence adaptations in mechanical stiffness...risk of injury, particularly at the knee joint. At this ... Read more
Developmental counseling and therapy: an effective approach to understanding and counseling children.
Magazine article from: Professional School Counseling; 2/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...formal operational. The sensorimotor stage spans the period from birth...emerges. While engaged in the sensorimotor stage, children's cognitive structures...intellectual activity based on sensorimotor experiences during this stage provides a basis for all... Read more
Nutritional influences on sleep.(Nutritional Influences on Illness)
Magazine article from: Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients; 4/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...deficiency of folic acid may interfere with sleep by promoting the sensorimotor form of restless legs syndrome in which pain, numbness and...L-tryptophan decreases the time spent in this important sleep stage. (16) 4751 Viviana Drive * Tarzana, California 91356 USA Phone... Read more
The mind of the infant and toddler. (Perspectives on Parenting)
Newspaper article from: Pediatrics for Parents; 12/1/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...to assimilate. He calls the first two years of life the sensorimotor period because intellectual and physical growth are so...if things are not present to their senses. The Stages of Sensorimotor Development Piaget noticed that all children develop this...functioning building logically upon the preceding one. ... Read more
Pediatric rehabilitation: special patients, special needs.
Magazine article from: The Journal of Rehabilitation; 7/1/1990; ; 700+ words ; ...more qualitative and quantitative. The last stage of child development which warrants separate...Piaget (1952) from birth to age two, focus on sensorimotor development. Sensorimotor development simply means that the child, in... Read more
I am. Therefore, I think: explanations of cognitive development. (Revolutionary Studies in Child Psychology).
Magazine article from: Camping Magazine; 7/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...203) Piaget explains little Jacqueline's behavior like this: From birth to about two years, children are in the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development. They understand the world through sensory and motor interactions with their environment... Read more
Motor menagerie. (update on new electronic designs)(Technology Update)
Magazine article from: Tooling & Production; 2/1/1997; 700+ words ; ...systems, the HX and LX, for use in Seiberco's brushless DC Sensorimotor technology designed for hostile environments such as high...common motion control applications including linear/rotary stage control, robotics, automated assembly systems, winders, machine... Read more
When Being Wrong Is All Right.(speech development in children)(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Pediatrics for Parents; 5/1/1998; ; 624 words ; ...on a regular basis and his day-to-day functioning becomes primarily mental rather than physical. Fortunately, this initial sensorimotor mode of operation produces behavior so distinctly different from that of adults that parents rarely expect their infant or... Read more
Video-based test questions: a novel means of evaluation.(Report)
Magazine article from: Journal of Instructional Psychology; 6/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...behavioral observations, as well as answered a multiple-choice question inquiring about the infant's specific stage of sensorimotor development. In an introductory psychology exam, the second author presented a clip that students had never viewed... Read more
When Being Wrong Is All Right.
Newspaper article from: Pediatrics for Parents; 4/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...primarily mental rather than physical. Fortunately, this initial sensorimotor mode of operation produces behavior so distinctly different...Piaget, Andrew has entered what is referred to as the intuitive stage of intellectual development, which may last- at least in some... Read more