When a psychologist describes the reciprocal interactions between parent and child, the psychologist is stating that
A)nature plays the most important role in development.
B)nurture plays the most important role in development.
C)there is an interaction between nature and nurture.
D)that the nature-nurture controversy will never be resolved.

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The term "reciprocal interactions" suggests the idea of a two-way exchange between parent and child, indicating that both nature and nurture play a role in development. This supports the idea of an interaction between nature and nurture (choice C) rather than an emphasis on one over the other (choices A and B) or a definitive resolution to the nature-nurture controversy (choice D).

When a Psychologist Describes the Reciprocal Interactions Between Parent and Child