How Does Culture Influence Motor Development During Infancy

question 32

Multiple Choice

How does culture influence motor development during infancy?

• A) Cultures provide different opportunities for motor exploration in infancy.
• B) Cultures differ in how babies move through the sequence of motor accomplishments from rolling over to sitting and standing.
• C) Cultures differ in the role that genetics plays in guiding individual differences in motor skills.
• D) Motor development is largely a matter of genetically guided pathways; cultures have little impact on motor development.

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