Which of the Following Alternatives Offers the Most Accurate Assessment

question 207

Multiple Choice

Which of the following alternatives offers the most accurate assessment of the origin of familial retardation in nature on the one hand,or nurture on the other?

• A) Familial retardation is almost always genetic in origin,thereby reflecting nature.
• B) About 1/3 of the cases of familial retardation have a known basis in biology,or nature.
• C) Familial retardation is most often environmental in origin;that is,it reflects nurture.
• D) We do not know the extent to which familial retardation reflects nature and nurture.

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