When 2-Year-Old Nicholas Was First Learning to Draw, He Often

question 142

Multiple Choice

When 2-year-old Nicholas was first learning to draw, he often moved his whole body, even his tongue. Only later did he confine the action to his fingers, hand, and slight arm motion. This tendency is called the:

• A) gross-to-specific trend
• B) proximodistal trend
• C) cephalocaudal trend
• D) differentiated-to-integrated trend

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