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What does prehension refer to?

A) Grasping
B) Reaching
C) Initial attempts to handwrite
D) Initial attempts to draw

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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In his research on children's reaching and grasping, Halverson (1931) found that there appeared to be three basic methods of reaching, with the most immature being which of the following?

A) Sweeping the hand and arm in a backward manner toward the object
B) A scooping approach
C) An indirect, or circuitous, approach from a variety of angles
D) None of the above

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Prehension applies specifically to the act of grasping, including the approach, the grasp, and the release of objects.

Which of the following is true about children who lag in their fine motor performance?

Based on the research of Newell and associates (1989) , more than one thousand combinations of finger and thumb grips are possible, but adult subjects tend to use only about how many?

For younger children, the family's higher socioeconomic level was found to positively associate with success on fine motor tasks.

What is the first of the three phases of object manipulation during infancy described in our textbook?

What do the following sentences refer to : -those movements predominantly produced by the small muscles or muscle groups of the body.

Role differentiated bimanual manipulation is the study of early reaching grasping with an emphasis on the difference between boys and girls.

What do the following sentences refer to : -the third and final stage of holding a writing or drawing implement.

According to Kellogg, the aggregate stage of children's drawing is characterized by construction of basic geometric shapes such as spirals and circles evolving into squares, rectangles, and triangles in combination to form shapes like houses or other familiar objects.

Fine movement is essential to academic success.

Which of the following is a property that can be haptically perceived?

Following an in-depth study of millions of children's drawings, what did Kellogg (1969) propose?

Haptic perception appears to emerge in a fairly predictable sequence for most people.

In research on fine movement and touch perception in 18 to 65 year old participants, what did researchers find?

What do the following sentences refer to : -lateral, alternate, and rubbing motions across an object's surface to detect texture.

The position involving all four fingers and the thumb wrapped around a pencil to form a fist is known as which of the following?

In research examining the effects of handwriting versus keyboarding for youth more than sixteen years of age, what did researchers conclude?

What do the following sentences refer to : -begins with the construction of basic geometric figures like spirals and simple crosses, and evolves into the construction of squares, rectangles, and triangles.