Dan Notices That His Son Develops the Ability to Manipulate

question 24

Multiple Choice

Dan notices that his son develops the ability to manipulate his hands and arms long before he can coordinate the movements of his fingers. This finding is best considered an example of which of the following growth trends?

• A) the patterned-response trend
• B) the proximodistal trend
• C) the differentiated-to-integrated trend
• D) the specific-to-gross trend

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