alleryIn the nature-nurture debate, 'nurture' stands for:
Aenvironment and upbringing
Binherited biological traits
Cinnate instinctive drives
Dnatural bodily growth
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. environment and upbringing
1. The debate asks whether people are shaped more by genetic inheritance and biology or by environment.
2. 'Nature' is the genetic and biological side.
3. 'Nurture' is the side of environment and upbringing.
_Source: Wikipedia, "Nature versus nurture" (rev 1379405136), section "Lead section"_
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