Why Do Many Developmental Psychologists View the Prenatal Period as a Model

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Multiple Choice

Why do many developmental psychologists view the prenatal period as a model for all subsequent development?

• A) The prenatal period clearly demonstrates how nature is more important than nurture in explaining developmental outcomes.
• B) The continuities in prenatal development help in the understanding long-term developmental outcomes.
• C) Many of the principles that explain prenatal development also explain development after birth.
• D) The scientific method has helped to explain the process by which the human organism develops from a single cell into a squalling newborn baby.

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