Utopian leader William Miller lost credibility by his:

A. frequent absences and financial mismanagement of his settlement.
B. his sexual dalliances with several of his parishioners.
C. indiscriminate admission of new members to his sect.
D. failure to predict accurately the Second Coming of Christ.

Which of the following is an example of proximodistal pattern of growth? (a) abbey learning to sit first before learning to stand or crawl (b) alex learning to move his eyes before learning his first words (c) colin learning to stare at moving objects before trying to touch them with his hands (d) polly learning to grab the objects with her whole hands before learning to pick them up with her fingers