Many Children Learn to Ride a Bicycle Without Training Wheels

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Multiple Choice

Many children learn to ride a bicycle without training wheels at 5 years of age. However, children growing up without regular access to safe bicycle paths, such as those living in low-income urban housing, may not learn until age seven or eight. This illustrates which viewpoint of development?

• A) continuous
• B) discontinuous
• C) nature
• D) nurture

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