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Perception is the neural activity triggered by an environmental stimulus that activates a sensory receptor and results in nerve impulses traveling to the brain.

Infants rely on vision to refine the path of arm reaches after they have learned to generally reach for objects.

Infants cannot discriminate between basic speed sounds until 2 years of age.

Which of the following describes typical bone growth?

Which of the following is a characteristic of children’s early attempts to catch? Select all that apply. 

The developmental transition for trunk action in sidearm striking is (1) block rotation followed by (2) differentiated rotation.

Because the brain attains 80% of its adult size in the first few postnatal years, it is particularly susceptible to extrinsic factors such as poor nutrition or a physical blow during this time.

Active older adults add less fat weight than their sedentary peers with aging.

There is a trend of improved performance on balance tasks throughout childhood and adolescence, and the pattern of improvement is the same for all types of balance tasks.

Recent research has shown that children can be at the most advanced levels of upper arm and forearm action before they routinely use trunk rotation.