Michael Has Been Keeping a Journal of His Infant Son's

question 178

Multiple Choice

Michael has been keeping a journal of his infant son's development. Looking back over the entries he sees that his son could wave his arms and hands to knock things over before he could pick up a toy. Michael is noticing the _____ pattern of growth.

• A) proximodistal
• B) cephalocaudal
• C) proximocaudal
• D) cephalodistal

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Definitions:

Recall

The act of retrieving information or memories from the past, without the aid of specific cues for what is being remembered.

Proactive Interference

A phenomenon in memory research where older information interferes with the recall of newer information.

Retroactive Interference

An occurrence where newly acquired knowledge hampers the retrieval of information learned earlier.

Encoding Failure

A phenomenon where the brain fails to create a memory link for information, making it difficult to remember later.