An infant's central nervous system develops before his peripheral nervous system.This pattern is an example of which of the following?

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All individuals follow similar developmental patterns, with one stage of development building on and leading to the next.Early development proceeds as follows:
Cephalocaudal: from head to toe
Proximodistal: from midline to periphery
Differentiation: follows a pattern: simple to complex, and general to specific
Examples of Patterns of Development:
Cephalocaudal: infants advance in neck and head control before controlling the movements of the extremities.Proximodistal: infants' central nervous systems develop before peripheral nervous systems.Differentiation: infants use a whole-hand grasp before learning the finer control of the pincer grasp, and they coo or babble before they speak.

An Infant's Central Nervous System Develops Before His Peripheral Nervous