When Miranda was four months old, she could bat at the toys in her crib with her arm. Now that she is seven months old, she can grasp them with her hand. This sequence of motor development conforms to which pattern of development?

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Natalie

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24 August, 18:14

When Miranda was four months old, she could bat at the toys in her crib with her arm. Now that she is seven months old, she can grasp them with her hand. This sequence of motor development conforms to which pattern of development?

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Alyssa Ferrell · Answer 1

Proximodistal development

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Proximodistal development describes the direction of development. It explains the tendency for the development of motor skills to start at the center of the body and run outwardly. Once the motorskills of the infants limbs are developed, the infants finger manipulation and other fine tuned movements will also develop. The arm is first developed before her hands and feet, while the hands and feet are developed before her fingers and toes.