The Idea That Biological Maturation Operates in Interaction with the Environment

question 23

Multiple Choice

The idea that biological maturation operates in interaction with the environment and the experiences it provides to children comes from

• A) ethology.
• B) sociobiology.
• C) dynamic systems theory.
• D) behavioral genomics.

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Definitions:

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