Because Dr. Patel falls on the "nurture" side of the nature-nurture controversy, she is most likely to believe that
A. if infants are given normal opportunities to move about, their motor skills will naturally unfold in a universal sequence.
B. teachers' expectations for their students' success will have little effect on how they actually achieve.
C. while a child's experiences in school will have an impact on his or her intellectual development, what the child is "born with" matters more.
D. a mother's care can greatly impact the development of a child.
Answer: D
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