In a 1940 study, Wayne and Marsena Dennis reported on the motor development of Native American Hopi children, who spent their first year strapped to a cradleboard. What where their findings?
A. The Hopi children experienced severe motor deficits that persisted into adulthood.
B. When compared with children from other tribes, Hopi children lacked gross motor skills but excelled in fine motor skills.
C. Despite being denied a full year of locomotion experience, Hopi children shortly caught up to other children in terms of walking.
D. Because they had to work harder to learn to walk, as adolescents, the Hopi children had superior athleticiscm compared with adolescents from other tribes.
Answer: C
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