BROOKE BIERHAUS Motor Development Spring 2015 FAMILY TREE

HOW IT ALL STARTED Campbell’s § Janet Marie Campbell and John Abraham Campbell § Janet: born in 1939, John: born in 1938 § 4 children: Gary, Nancy, Mary, John § Grew up on a farm in Claysville, Ohio § Spent summers bailing hay, feeding and milking cows, raising chickens § 2/4 attended college § Nancy & John § All involved in sports including § Basketball § Baseball § softball § Nancy: softball and music

HOW IT ALL STARTED Bierhaus’ § § Martha Ann and William Merlin Bierhaus 4 Children: Mike, William (Bud), Suann, Joe Grew up in Vincinnes, Indiana Owned a greenhouse § Bud: tennis, basketball, music

THE NEW ERA OF BIERHAUS’ Nancy Campbell & William Merlin Bierhaus II Bud: Perdue – Civil Engineering Nancy: Zane State – Computer Science 4 children: William, Brooke, Beth, Blake § § All play sports/compete All play Bluegrass music ¾ engineers All attended college Born in CA, moved often, travellers § § § Oxnard, CA Bakers field, CA Muscat, Om an Ab u D habi, United Arab Emirates K aty , TX

NEWELL’S MODEL OF CONSTRAINT 3 types of constraint § Individual § Within the body: structural (height, weight, etc), functional (attention, motivation, etc. ) § The way you are born, genetics, etc ex. My sister is tall because my dad is tall § Task Constraints § External to the body § Related to the task: Goal, rules, equipment § Available opportunities, equipment ex. Living oversease, no exposure to American football no brothers playing football § Environmental Constraints § Outside of the body § Global, not task specific, physical, sociocultural § Where you grew up: ex mom on a farm, me in a country that did not exactly support equal rights for women

NATURE VS NURTURE Nature: genetic Nurture: experience in the environment Three perspectives § Maturational perspective: environment little influence, genetics responsible for motor development § Information processing perspective: respond to stimuli in environment § Thinking, analysis of stimuli, situational modification, obstacle evaluation § Ecological perspective: relationship of environment and tasks § Dynamic systems: body systems, performers environment and task demands interact § Perception-Action: function an environmental object provides

SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE BIERHAUS’? Nature § Blonde hair, blue eyes § Similar facial features § Resemblance to one another (at least in pairs)

SO WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE BIERHAUS’? Nurture § § § ¾ engineers (environment) All musically inclined (could also be a result of nature) Enjoy some level of competition as taught by our parents and family Enjoy family time (environment) Compassion, helpful, enjoy some level of teaching

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