Which Statement Is an Accurate Portrayal of the Impact of Nurture

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which statement is an accurate portrayal of the impact of nurture on infants' motor development?

• A) Infants develop motor skills on their own schedule, regardless of child-rearing practices.
• B) Child-rearing practices can accelerate but not retard infants' motor development.
• C) Child-rearing practices can retard but not accelerate infants' motor development.
• D) Child-rearing practices can either accelerate or retard infants' motor development.

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Definitions:

Denial

A psychological defense mechanism in which confrontation with a personal problem or with reality is avoided by denying the existence of the problem or reality.

Displacement

A defense mechanism where an individual redirects a negative emotion from its original source to a safer target.

Sigmund Freud

A seminal figure in psychology, known for founding psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Anger

A strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility towards someone or something considered to have caused a grievance.