By the second birthday, a child's arms have grown longer than his legs. This is an example of
A) proximodistal development.
B) differentiation in development.
C) cephalocaudal development.
D) minimalist development.

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Cephalocaudal development refers to the pattern in which growth occurs from the head down through the body and towards the feet. This means that the head and upper body parts develop before the lower parts of the body, which contradicts the statement about a child's arms growing longer than his legs by the second birthday.

By the Second Birthday, a Child's Arms Have Grown Longer