Principles of Development
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While micro-analyzing the principles of human development, which of the following statements is most accurate and scientifically true regarding the 'Cephalocaudal' and 'Proximodistal' trends under the 'Principle of Directional Sequence'?
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The process of human development follows certain predictable rules known as the principles of development.
Cephalocaudal vs. Proximodistal
- Cephalocaudal Principle: States that development progresses from the head downwards to the feet, allowing infants to control their heads before their legs.
- Proximodistal Principle: Indicates that development proceeds from the central axis of the body outward toward the periphery, such as from the spinal cord to the fingers.
Therefore, option B is the scientifically accurate statement.
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