If you become skillful at basketball because your friends encourage you to play and you have practiced a lot, your behavior is influenced primarily by __________. If you are good at basketball mainly because you are very tall, as have been all of the members of your family for generations, your behavior is influenced primarily by __________.

A) nature...nurture
B) nurture...nature
C) nature...nature
D) nurture...nurture


Answer: B) nurture...nature

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