alleryStart learning →A genetically difficult temperament matters developmentally because it:
AFixes the outcome entirely
BHas no effect at all
COnly appears in adulthood
DInteracts with the environment
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Interacts with the environment
1. Predispositions are starting points rather than destinies.
2. An example given is a child who may be genetically predisposed to a difficult temperament.
3. Psychosocial development occurs as children form relationships and interact with others.
4. So the predisposition shapes those interactions and is shaped by them in turn.
5. Treating it as fixing the outcome would ignore that two-way influence.
_Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 9 'Lifespan Development', sections 9.1-9.4_
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