A 5-year-old watches a puppet show where Puppet A puts a bal…

A 5-year-old watches a puppet show where Puppet A puts a ball in a red box and leaves. Puppet B moves the ball to a blue box. When asked where Puppet A will look for the ball first, the child says, “In the red box.” Successfully answering this question demonstrates the child’s understanding of:

A physical therapist is working with a 7-month-old infant na…

A physical therapist is working with a 7-month-old infant named Sam who is having trouble crawling. The therapist believes that Sam’s low muscle tone, the weight of his large head, and his family’s hardwood floors are all factors interacting to influence when and how Sam will achieve the milestone of crawling. This holistic approach, which views motor skills as the result of a coordinated effort among the nervous system, the body’s physical properties, and the environment, is best described by which of the following:

When a 1-month-old Gabriela is held up to her caregiver’s fa…

When a 1-month-old Gabriela is held up to her caregiver’s face, she seems to focus intently on the caregiver’s hairline and the shape of their jaw, but she doesn’t seem to make consistent eye contact. However, when she is 2 months old, she starts to visually track the caregiver’s eyes and mouth, often gazing specifically at the eyes. This rapid change in visual scanning ability is possible because the visual system is: