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

Newborns move their eyes in the direction of a sound.

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 size of the object that you want to grab is an example of an environmental constraint.

Body fat redistributes with aging, and both men and women typically have an increase in internal fat as they move through middle adulthood and into older adulthood.

After the age of 3 years, individuals tend to maintain their percentile position in comparison with group norms (i.e., if they are at the 40th percentile for height at age 3, they tend to remain around the 40th percentile throughout childhood and adolescence).

In punting, the developmental transition for the nonpunting leg is (1) a short step, (2) a long step, (3) a leap.

The notion that individuals select movements based on their size relative to an object’s size is termed ____________.

In the typical adult, fat weight increases from the 20s to age 50 and decreases thereafter.

There are two developmental trends in catching: improvement in adjusting the body to the oncoming ball and improvement in adjusting hand position. Children tend to improve in adjusting their bodies to the oncoming ball before they improve in adjusting hand position.