Recent Research Has Suggested That Joint Attention Skills at 12

question 85

Multiple Choice

Recent research has suggested that joint attention skills at 12 months of age are related to

• A)better fine motor skills at 3 years of age.
• B)better self-regulation skills at 3 years of age.
• C)reduced memory capacity at 3 years of age.
• D)decreases in perceptual processing at 3 years of age.

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