Gabe, at first, holds the beach ball by pulling the ball to his body with his arms. With increasing age,
he begins to hold the ball with his hands and later with his fingertips. This progression of development illustrates
a. the cephalocaudal pattern.
b. the proximodistal pattern.
c. habituation.
d. assimilation.
ANSWER: b
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