According to the dynamic systems theory of motor development,
A) mastery of motor skills involves increasingly complex systems of action.
B) motor control of the head comes before control of the arms and the trunk.
C) habituation and recovery to visual stimuli underlie the development of complex motor skills.
D) newborn reflexes helped babies survive during our evolutionary past.
A
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