Which Statement Below Is Consistent with the Maturational View of Motor

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which statement below is consistent with the maturational view of motor development?

• A) Preterm infants reach motor milestones later than do full-term infants.
• B) Infants who spend the first two years of life lying on their backs walk at later ages than other children.
• C) Infants who practice the stepping reflex daily walk earlier than those who do not.
• D) Infants who spend time lying on their stomachs each day will crawl earlier.

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Definitions:

Interaction

The process by which two or more entities or phenomena act upon each other or bring about changes in each other.

Heritability

A measure of how much of the variation in a trait among individuals within a population can be attributed to genetic differences.

Dizygotic Impact

Refers to the effect or influence of being born as dizygotic twins, that is, twins developed from two different eggs fertilized by two different sperm.

Epigenetic Marks

Chemical modifications to DNA that do not change the DNA sequence but can affect gene activity and expression.