Simone Was a Moderately Shy Infant Whose Very Extroverted Parents

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Multiple Choice

Simone was a moderately shy infant whose very extroverted parents rarely gave her time to adapt to a new social situation before thrusting her into another one. This style of parenting led Simone to become an extremely shy child as she entered school. This illustrates that

• A)nurture is more important than nature.
• B)nature is more important than nurture.
• C)inherited temperaments can be dynamically modified by learning, even negatively.
• D)shyness is a lasting trait that cannot be modified by experience or learning.

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