Jake, Age 11 Months, Is Able to Pick Up Cereal

question 56

Multiple Choice

Jake, age 11 months, is able to pick up cereal and bits of fruit off the tray of his high chair by grasping them with his thumb and forefinger. Jake has developed the

• A) palmar grasp.
• B) pincer grip.
• C) Moro reflex.
• D) fencing reflex.

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Definitions:

Treaty of Paris

The 1783 agreement that ended the Revolutionary War, recognizing American independence and granting significant land territories to the United States from Great Britain.

West Indies

A region in the Caribbean Sea comprised of numerous islands, divided into the Greater and Lesser Antilles.

Slave Uprisings

Rebellions led by enslaved people against their captors and the institution of slavery, striving for freedom and autonomy.

Revolutionary War

Also known as the American Revolution, this was the conflict between the thirteen American colonies and British rule from 1775-1783, leading to the independence of the United States.