If You Were to Put Together the Lesson Learned from the Cases

question 35

Multiple Choice

If you were to put together the lesson learned from the cases of Anna, Isabelle, and Genie, you would correctly conclude that

• A)social experience plays a crucial part in forming human personality.
• B)both social experience and the presence of the birth mother are crucial to early development.
• C)the effect of long-term social isolation can be overcome in a relatively short time.
• D)All of these are correct.

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