Neva Believes That Most People Are Mainly Products of Their

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Neva believes that most people are mainly products of their environment. For example, if a child grows up in a warm, stimulating home, he or she will become a successful adult. If the same child grows up in poverty and experiences ineffective child-rearing, he or she will likely repeat those patterns in adulthood. Is Neva's belief correct?

• A) Yes. Most researchers believe that children are passive recipients of their environment and rarely contribute to their own development.
• B) Yes. Parenting and socioeconomic status play a greater role in development than children's attempts to engage the world around them.
• C) No. Although people are influenced by the physical and psychosocial contexts in which they live, they also take an active role in shaping who they become.
• D) No. Physical and psychosocial contexts play only a minor role in long-term developmental outcomes.

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