Deficiencies of hormones rather than excesses of hormones disturb the normal process of growth and development.

Which of the following is the fastest growing in infancy and childhood?

On visual-kinesthetic perception tasks, children find the task more difficult if the information is presented first in the kinesthetic sense.

Which of the following task constraints makes catching more difficult for young children?

The sound patterns to which we are exposed in infancy might be the basis for cultural preferences for certain types of music.

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.

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.

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

Racket lag and trunk rotation of less than 90° are characteristic of proficient overarm striking.