Aaron Has Always Had an Irritable Temperament

question 28

Multiple Choice

Aaron has always had an irritable temperament. As a baby, he often cried and was difficult to soothe. As a toddler, he threw temper tantrums if he didn't immediately get something he wanted. As a preschooler, he was moody and unpredictable. He's often so ornery that other people-even family members-simply don't want to be around him very much. Which one of the following principles best describes this situation?

• A) Children's natural tendencies affect their environment.
• B) The relative effects of heredity and environment vary for different developmental domains.
• C) Inherited tendencies make children more or less responsive to particular environmental influences.
• D) For some aspects of development, when certain environmental conditions are present is just as important as whether they are present.

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