Suppose that the plasticity principle did NOT apply to development; if this were true, it would imply that
a. babies would not be motivated to consume plastic things.
b. children who grow up in terrible circumstances would suffer inevitably from their deficiencies.
c. parental training would be vital for children to develop normally.
d. boy/girl gender differences would be nonexistent.
B
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