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Human Biology

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Set 5 Walking

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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An indication of the power of motor development is that babies on jolly jumpers learn to

A) Decrease the amplitudes of their jumps while increasing the variability of their jump periods
B) Decrease the amplitudes of their jumps while decreasing the variability of their jump periods
C) Increase the amplitudes of their jumps while increasing the variability of their jump periods
D) Increase the amplitudes of their jumps while decreasing the variability of their jump periods

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Question 2

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A demonstration of visual kinesthesis is that

A) People tilt back when a seen wall approaches, showing that the approaching wall signals falling forward
B) People tilt back when a seen wall approaches them, showing that the approaching wall signals falling backward
C) People tilt forward when a seen wall approaches them, showing that the approaching wall signals falling forward
D) People tilt forward when a seen wall approaches them, showing that the approaching wall signals falling backward

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Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

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When babies are confronted with slopes, they may go down the slopes in a variety of ways, not in a single way. This outcome has been taken to show that

A) Motor development follows a rigid maturational progression
B) Motor development does not follow a rigid maturational progression
C) Developing a theory of motor development puts the theorist on a slippery slope that should be avoided
D) Developing a theory of motor development puts the theorist on a slippery slope that should not be avoided

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