Research on conditioning generally has demonstrated the importance of ____,but findings regarding the biological constraints on conditioning have shown that ____ is also very important.
A) nature; nurture
B) nurture; nature
C) heredity; biology
D) instincts; training

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Conditioning research has emphasized the role of nurture, meaning the environment and experience, in shaping behavior. However, studies on biological constraints on conditioning have shown that nature, meaning genetics and biology, also plays a crucial role. Therefore, choice B, which correctly emphasizes both nature and nurture, is the best answer. Option A, which is the opposite of the correct answer, is incorrect. Option C, which conflates heredity with biology, is also incorrect because it oversimplifies the complex relationship between genetics and biology. Option D, which contrasts instincts and training, is irrelevant because instinctual behaviors are not conditioned through training.

Research on Conditioning Generally Has Demonstrated the Importance of ____,But