The motor skills of 3-month-old infants typically include the ability to
a. put objects in their mouth.
b. turn from back to stomach.
c. look at and play with their fingers.
d. hold the foot and put it in the mouth.
C
Options "a," "c," and "d" relate to fine motor development which includes the use of the hands and fingers in the prehension (grasp) of an object. Option "b" relates to gross motor development which includes developmental maturation in posture, head balance, sitting, creeping, standing, and walking. Three-month-old infants can regard their own hand and fingers and play with their fingers. By 5 months, infants can place objects in their mouths. Infants 6 months old can roll from their back to their abdomen and grasp their feet and pull them to their mouth.
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