Motor development during infancy tends to follow two main guidelines: the _____ rule,whereby motor skills develop from the head to the feet,and the _____ rule,whereby babies learn to control body parts closest to their trunk before moving to the periphery (e.g. ,hands and feet).
A)cephalocaudal;bipedal
B)cephalocaudal;proximodistal
C)proximodistal;cephalocaudal
D)bipedal;proximodistal

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The two guidelines described in the question are cephalocaudal (head-to-feet) and proximodistal (trunk-to-periphery). The only option that correctly matches these two rules is B: cephalocaudal;proximodistal. The other options either mix up the order of the rules or include irrelevant information (e.g. bipedal).

Motor Development During Infancy Tends to Follow Two Main Guidelines