If Dr Im Believes in a Nurture Explanation of Development, She

question 196

Multiple Choice

If Dr. Im believes in a nurture explanation of development, she might make which statement?

• A) "Personality is inherited."
• B) "Gender differences in friendship styles are programmed at birth."
• C) "Good teachers can raise intelligence test scores in children from impoverished homes."
• D) "People are destined to follow in their parents' footsteps."

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Definitions:

Activity Levels

The degree of behavioral or physical exertion displayed by an organism, which can influence its survival and reproductive success.

Predictable Environmental Cue

A predictable environmental cue is a consistent signal from the environment that organisms can use to time certain behaviors or life history events.

Circadian

Relating to biological processes that occur in a natural, cyclic pattern of approximately 24 hours.

Circannual Rhythms

Biological processes and behaviors that display an annual, or yearly, cycle.