Which Question Best Captures the Spirit of Most Individuals Who

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Multiple Choice

Which question best captures the spirit of most individuals who study human development with regard to the nurture/nature question?

• A) How do genes and environmental factors interact in the development of memory processes?
• B) Which human behaviours are determined genetically, and which are determined by environmental factors?
• C) At what age do environmental factors surpass genetic factors as most important in human development?
• D) Which genes are responsible for childhood behaviour, and which genes are responsible for adult behaviour?

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