Early Psychologists and Philosophers Have Debated Whether a Person's Thought

question 53

Multiple Choice

Early psychologists and philosophers have debated whether a person's thought and actions were primarily due to nature or nurture.This debate is no longer a focus of psychology because

• A) the debate has been resolved: how a person thinks and acts is primarily due to nature.
• B) the debate has been resolved: how a person thinks and acts is primarily due to nurture.
• C) psychologists now realize that both nature and nurture influence psychological traits.
• D) psychologists now realize that neither nature nor nurture influence psychological traits.

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