Heredity & Environment
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In the study of child development, upon deep analysis of the relative importance and mutual interaction of 'Heredity' and 'Environment', which of the following statements is most authentically true regarding the philosophical and scientific nature of Woodworth's famous equation $Development = Heredity \times Environment$?
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Both heredity and environment make extremely important contributions to child development. According to the psychologist Woodworth, development is not merely the addition of heredity and environment, but rather their product or mutual interaction. This implies that genes provide a potential range to an individual, but how much one develops within that range is determined by their socio-cultural and physical environment.
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