Caleb was steadily gaining weight and he wasn’t too pleased about it. There were snacks readily available at Caleb’s house, and this is contributing to his weight gain. Environmental influences in the child’s immediate surroundings are
a. proximal influences.
b. biological.
c. distal influences.
d. inevitable.
Answer: a. proximal influences.
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