Your Textbook Discusses the Fact That Infants of the Kipsigis

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Multiple Choice

Your textbook discusses the fact that infants of the Kipsigis people encourage motor skills such as sitting up,standing,and walking shortly after birth.As a result,their children achieve motor development milestones approximately a month earlier than children raised in North America.What does this suggest about motor skill development?

• A) Persons of different cultures have genetic factors that influence motor development.
• B) Natural selection has allowed the evolution of early motor development in the Kipsigis people because it is adaptive.
• C) Environmental factors can modulate early motor development.
• D) Environmental factors can cause the rapid acceleration of motor development.

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Definitions:

Acculturation

is the process by which individuals adopt the cultural traits or social patterns of another group, often as a result of prolonged contact.

Promoting Harmony

The act of encouraging a peaceful and cooperative atmosphere within a group or between individuals.

Group Development

The process through which a group undergoes various stages to improve coordination, interaction, and performance towards achieving its objectives.

Relational Base

The foundation or underlying structure that supports the development and maintenance of relationships.