Nature and Nurture of Differences · CDP

Which statement best reflects current scientific consensus on nature and nurture in human development?

  1. Genes alone completely determine all human traits
  2. Environment alone influences all of development
  3. Genes and environment interact to shape differences
  4. Neither genetics nor environment matters much at all
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Correct answer: Genes and environment interact to shape differences

Modern research supports that both heredity and environment contribute, interacting over time to produce individual differences.

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