Three of the following statements are true regarding the interplay between heredity and environment in child development. Which statement is false?

a. Certain environmental experiences may have a greater impact at some ages than at others.
b. Inherited predispositions have a large influence in some aspects of development, whereas environment is more influential in other aspects.
c. Children's inherited tendencies may make them more or less susceptible to particular environmental conditions.
d. Heredity is more influential when children live in extremely impoverished circumstances than when they have good nutrition and other environmental supports.


D

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