When a baby pulls himself up and cruises across the furniture, what type of motor skill is he using?

a. cephalocaudal motor
b. whole-body motor
c. fine motor
d. gross motor


D. Gross motor skills are those involving the large muscles of arms, legs and torso.

Psychology

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Psychology

Sensation and perception are essentially the same process

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Psychology

A study by the University of Illinois suggested that sexual satisfaction is very closely tied to having an orgasm

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Psychology

In Alzheimer's disease patients, plaques and tangles found in the___lobes disrupt connections between the hippocampus and other structures

a. frontal b. parietal c. temporal d. occipital

Psychology