Jon and Linda,who are both psychology majors,are looking at photographs of their son Dakota.A number of pictures show Dakota's motor development.Jon comments on the orderly changes in Dakota's development.Linda points out that this orderly sequence of changes in motor development is mostly due to:

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Maturation refers to the biological processes that unfold according to genetic programming, leading to orderly changes in the organism's development. In the case of Dakota's motor development, the orderly sequence of changes is mostly due to his maturation, as opposed to experience, which might have more of an impact on the rate or context of his development. While the cephalocaudal (head-to-tail) and proximodistal (center-to-periphery) principles are relevant to motor development, they don't fully explain the effects of maturation.

Jon and Linda,who Are Both Psychology Majors,are Looking at Photographs