Author Question: Because Dr. Smith falls on the nurture side of the nature-nurture controversy, she is most likely to ... (Read 187 times)

Diane · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Because Dr. Smith 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.

Question 2

Miley is a strong believer in the power of nature in determining the way her son Cyrus acts. As a result, she is most likely to agree that Cyrus's aggression is the result of

a. watching violent television.
b. too much sugar in his diet.
c. bad parenting.
d. inheriting genes for violence.