The most recent research evidence suggests that the relationship between the brain (structure, function, neurotransmitters) and psychosocial factors (socialization, rearing, life events) is best described as
A. a system where the brain directly influences behavior and psychosocial factors but not the other way around.
B. an interaction where the brain affects psychosocial factors and vice versa.
C. a system where behavior and psychosocial factors impact the brain but not the other way around.
D. far too complex to ever understand how one system influences the other.
Answer: B
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