Final answer:
An 8-month-old child does not have the fine motor skills required for painting or drawing with markers; these skills develop more fully between three and five years of age.
Step-by-step explanation:
The statement that painting or drawing with markers is likely within range of an 8-month-old's range of fine motor skills is False. At this age, a child's motor skills are still developing, and while they begin to pick up objects and transfer them from hand to hand at around six months, the precision and coordination required for activities such as using markers for painting or drawing typically emerge later. According to developmental milestones, children develop the fine motor skills needed to handle small objects more adeptly and to engage in activities such as drawing or using markers between the ages of three and five years. By three years, children can typically copy a circle and by five, they can cut on a line with scissors and demonstrate good control with a pencil or marker. Therefore, an 8-month-old infant would not have the refined motor skills necessary for painting or drawing with markers.