Babies Are Typically Able to Control Their Heads, Shoulders, and Arms

question 5

Multiple Choice

Babies are typically able to control their heads, shoulders, and arms before they can control their legs, which signifies that sequencing of motor development proceeds in a __________ direction.

• A) perceptual
• B) cephalocaudal
• C) integrated
• D) proximodistral

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