With Regard to Fetal and Infant Development, the Cephalocaudal Principle

question 229

Multiple Choice

With regard to fetal and infant development, the cephalocaudal principle asserts that

• A)the head and upper body tend to develop first
• B)the lower body tends to develop first
• C)the innermost parts of the body tend to develop first
• D)the outermost parts of the body tend to develop first

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Definitions:

Income Elasticity of Demand

A measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good changes in response to a change in consumer income.

Consumer Income

The total earnings of consumers, which determines their purchasing power and ability to consume goods and services.

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Cross Elasticity of Demand

An indicator of the responsiveness in the demand for a certain good to shifts in the price of a different good, demonstrating how substitutable or complementary these two goods are to one another.