When 2-year-old Nicholas was first learning to draw, he often moved his whole body, even his tongue. Only later did he confine the action to his fingers, hand, and slight arm motion. This tendency is called the:
A) gross-to-specific trend
B) proximodistal trend
C) cephalocaudal trend
D) differentiated-to-integrated trend

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The gross-to-specific trend refers to the tendency to react to body stimuli with generalized, whole-body movements at first, with these responses becoming more local and specific later.

When 2-Year-Old Nicholas Was First Learning to Draw, He Often