DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
NEWBORN DEVELOPMENT
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Question
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Abilities that depend on the use and control of the large muscles
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Uses back, leg and shoulder muscles
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Includes walking, throwing, etc.
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Gross motor skills are foundational skills that involve bigger movements using large muscle groups – arms, legs, feet, and trunks – to move the body. With practice, children learn to develop and use gross motor skills so they can move in their world with balance, coordination, ease, and confidence!
Detailed explanation-2: -What are gross motor skills? Gross motor skill development involves the large muscles in the arms, legs and torso. Gross motor activities are important to everyday physical activities like walking, running, throwing, lifting, kicking, etc.
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 skills involve large muscle movements. These movements are performed by the large muscle groups and are not very precise. They include many fundamental movement patterns such as walking, running, jumping and throwing. A tackle in rugby is an example of a gross skill.