As a Result of Our Growing Understanding of How Both

question 15

Multiple Choice

As a result of our growing understanding of how both the brain and genes function, we now recognize that

• A) biology has an impact on behavior, but the environment also affects our biological functioning.
• B) all of the different aspects of development interact and affect each other over time.
• C) the "close in" environments have a great impact on development than the more distal environments.
• D) dominant genes are a more powerful influence on brain development than recessive genes.

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