All self-respecting developmentalists believe that development is

A. a basic process of two components: brain ad body.
B. the result of an interaction between genetic/biological factors and environmental/experiential factors.
C. the result of a slow process ending in death.
D. a combination consisting only of biology and maturation.


Ans: B

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