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Destiiny22

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on: Jun 22, 2018
Stiles (2009) proposes that brains do not develop normally in the absence of critical genetic signaling, and they do not develop normally in the absence of essential and contingent environmental input.. Explain how this statement furthers the understanding of developmental psychopathology.
 
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Question 2

Models are often utilized by scientists to ____.
 
  a. provide a clear and definitive explanation for a phenomenon
  b. describe or explain a phenomenon they cannot directly observe
  c. directly observe a phenomenon with unobservable causes
  d. infer a phenomenon fromsomething more abstract


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

 This quote highlights both the role of inborn tendencies (nature, genotype, genetics) and environmental experiences (nurture) in the development of psychopathology. Models that emphasize one or the other dismiss the importance of both factors.

Answer to Question 2

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