The most popular theory of developmentalists today is that:

a. nature provides the most important contribution to development
b. how biological and environmental factors interact is more important than the predominance of one over the other
c. development depends almost entirely on the experiences an individual has by age 5
d. genetics is most important, and we are about to engineer people to correct all defects


B

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A Incorrect. The most popular theory of developmentalists today is not that nature provides the most important contribution to development.
B Correct. The most popular theory of developmentalists today is that how biological and environmental factors interact is more important than the predominance of one over the other.
C Incorrect. The most popular theory of developmentalists today is not that development depends almost entirely on the experiences an individual has by age 5.
D Incorrect. The most popular theory of developmentalists today is not that genetics is most important. We are about to engineer people to correct all defects.

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