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Both maintenance of quiet stance and maintenance of dynamic balance (during movement) rely on anticipatory postural adjustments.

Very young children’s throws tend to consist of primarily what type of action?

Girls as a group do not use as advanced throwing patterns as boys, but girls benefit from instruction and practice.

Evidence from animal research indicates that self-produced locomotion and the associated perceptual experiences, compared with having the same perceptual experiences through passive movement, are necessary for normal development of visual perception.

Which of the following determine(s) how much catch-up growth takes place once a positive environment is restored following a period of retarded growth (due to a negative influence)? Select all that apply.

A very young child’s early attempts at sidearm striking often resembles early attempts at throwing overhand.

Genetic abnormalities are always inherited.

The developmental transition for arm action in the punt is (1) no use of the arms, (2) arm movement in opposition to the legs, (3) bilateral arm movement.

The gradual loss of accommodative power with aging that results in difficulty seeing nearby objects (including print) clearly is called ____________.

Newborns move their eyes in the direction of a sound.