In Trying to Understand Influences on Development, Today's Developmental Psychologists

question 86

Multiple Choice

In trying to understand influences on development, today's developmental psychologists focus on

• A) the interplay between biology and environment.
• B) the interplay between predetermination and predestination.
• C) the environment exclusively.
• D) the ways in which biological factors are the primary cause of children's behavior.

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Marginal Utility

The added pleasure or benefit received from consuming an additional unit of a good or service.

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