Human Children's Prolonged Physical Immaturity

question 43

Multiple Choice

Human children's prolonged physical immaturity

• A) gives them added time to acquire the knowledge and skills essential for life in the complex social world.
• B) hinders cognitive development because young children are too physically immature to manipulate their environment.
• C) is adaptive because of the physical dangers present in their everyday environment.
• D) hinders emotional development because physically immature children are too small to socialize effectively.