How is personality shaped?

A. through a combination of genetic tendencies and environmental influences
B. through a person's conscious decision-making during the first two years of life
C. haphazardly, through a sequence of random events a person might experience
D. by a process of reward and punishment introduced early in life


Answer: A

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