AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Examples of gross motor skills include sitting, crawling, running, jumping, throwing a ball, and climbing stairs. Even the first time a baby lifts his head is an example of a gross motor skill.

Detailed explanation-2: -Crawling builds fine motor skills (using the wrists, hands, and fingers) through body stability, postural control, and hand movements. This prepares them for tasks like writing or tying shoes. Crawling also supports speech development.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gross motor (physical) skills are those which require whole body movement and which involve the large (core stabilising) muscles of the body to perform everyday functions, such as standing and walking, running and jumping, and sitting upright at the table.

Detailed explanation-4: -Gross motor skills pertain to skills involving large muscle movements, such as independent sitting, crawling, walking, or running. Fine motor skills involve use of smaller muscles, such as grasping, object manipulation, or drawing.

Detailed explanation-5: -Fine motor skills involve using your hands and fingers to control small objects. Gross motor skills involve using the large muscles in your body to make large movements.