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Rani is an infant who is gazing at her mobile above her crib. She moves her
legs and arms around, seemingly reaching for the mobile, but she does not
seem to have any control of her movements. Rani's actions are referred to as
prereaching
cruising
imitation
Q 8 of 15
O reflexes

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An infant refers to a child in the first year of life. During the developmental stage, infants go through a number of changes in their physical, cognitive, and social abilities.

Early on in their development, infants' motions are characterized by a variety of reflexive activities and spontaneous movements. Infants move mostly reflexively and automatically in the first few months of life.

Infants have very little control over their movements when they are first born. They are unable to purposefully coordinate their limbs and instead perform reflexive, involuntary movements.But as they mature and grow, infants learn to control their movements and improve their capacity to reach for, grasp, and handle items.