Eight-Year-Old Ella Can Use Scissors to Cut Small Paper Dolls

question 11

Multiple Choice

Eight-year-old Ella can use scissors to cut small paper dolls out of craft paper, something she could not do at age three. What best accounts for her improving dexterity?

• A) increased cortical thickening in the temporal lobe
• B) increased myelination of the central nervous system
• C) increased bone ossification
• D) increased muscle development

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