To Parents, Fine-Motor Progress in Early Childhood Is Most Apparent

question 55

Multiple Choice

To parents, fine-motor progress in early childhood is most apparent in which two areas?

• A) reaching and grasping; independent movement
• B) self-help skills; drawing and painting
• C) writing; running
• D) intermodal perception; independent movement

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Definitions:

Drive-Reduction Theory

The idea that a physiological need creates an aroused tension state (a drive) that motivates an organism to satisfy the need.

Maintain Homeostasis

The process by which living organisms regulate their internal environment to stabilize health and functioning, despite external changes.

Instinct

A complex behavior that is rigidly patterned throughout a species and is unlearned.

Inner Bodily States

The physical sensations and feelings that originate within the body, such as hunger, thirst, fatigue, or pain.