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Describe the Nature/nurture Issue as It Applies to Developmental Psychology

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Describe the nature/nurture issue as it applies to developmental psychology and explain the contemporary view regarding this issue.


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Forebrain

The anterior part of the brain, including the cerebral hemispheres, the thalamus, and the hypothalamus, responsible for complex behaviors, thought, and emotion.

Action Potential

A temporary reversal of the electrical polarization of the membrane of a nerve cell or muscle cell, allowing for the transmission of signals.

Axon

A long, slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, that conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

Central Nervous System

The major part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord, which integrates and processes nervous information.

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