Which growth pattern explains why an infant's head at birth is one fourth the total body length?
A. bidirectional
B. cephalocaudal
C. proximodistal
D. continuous
Answer: B
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A. the Rorschach B. the Bem C. the MMPI D. the Q-sort
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A) self-esteemed B) positive C) internal D) external