The best way of understanding the relationship between genetic and environmental influences on the development of intelligence is to conclude that:

a. genes are much more important than environment
b. the environment is much more important than genes
c. genetic and environmental factors interact and influence each other
d. genetic and environmental factors operate independently, but both influence intelligence development


c
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Learning Objective 8.6
Conceptual
Moderate

Psychology

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