Nicole has been unusually quick in learning to excel in the highly competitive sports training programs at her school because she is more genetically predisposed to crave excitement and challenge than are her classmates.This best illustrates that
A) some ideas are innate.
B) introspection reveals the structure of our minds.
C) nurture works on what nature provides.
D) nature selects traits that best enable us to survive in a particular environment.

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This scenario demonstrates the interaction between nature (genetics) and nurture (sports training programs). Nicole's genetic predisposition towards excitement and challenge makes her more likely to excel in such programs, but it is the training and practice that ultimately develop her skills. This illustrates how nurture works on what nature provides. Option A is incorrect because although the scenario involves innate qualities, it does not suggest that "some ideas" are innate. Option B is incorrect because introspection (looking within oneself) is not relevant to this scenario. Option D is incorrect because the scenario does not explicitly mention survival or adaptation to a particular environment.

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