Early psychologists and philosophers have debated whether a person's thought and actions were primarily due to nature or nurture.This debate is no longer a focus of psychology because
A) the debate has been resolved: how a person thinks and acts is primarily due to nature.
B) the debate has been resolved: how a person thinks and acts is primarily due to nurture.
C) psychologists now realize that both nature and nurture influence psychological traits.
D) psychologists now realize that neither nature nor nurture influence psychological traits.

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Psychologists have come to understand that both genetic factors (nature) and environmental influences (nurture) play significant roles in shaping an individual's psychological traits, leading to a consensus that the dichotomy between nature and nurture is overly simplistic.

Early Psychologists and Philosophers Have Debated Whether a Person's Thought