You Encounter a New Group of Humans Living in the Jungles

question 277

Multiple Choice

You encounter a new group of humans living in the jungles of New Guinea. As you observe infant development, which of the following predictions would you make?

• A) The neural network present at birth does not change in complexity over the first two years.
• B) Growth will proceed in a cephalocaudal pattern.
• C) Brain weight for the infant will be about the same as for the adults.
• D) Infants will not be able to see at birth.
• E) Body maturation will begin with outermost portions and most inward.

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