If you become skillful at basketball because your friends encourage you to play and you have practiced a lot, your behavior is influenced primarily by __________. If you are good at basketball mainly because you are very tall, as have been all of the members of your family for generations, your behavior is influenced primarily by __________.

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The first scenario, where the individual becomes skillful at basketball due to practicing with friends, suggests that the behavior is influenced primarily by nurture, or environmental factors. The second scenario, where the individual is good at basketball mainly due to being tall, suggests that the behavior is influenced primarily by nature, or genetic factors. Therefore, the best choice is B (nurture for the first scenario, nature for the second scenario).

If You Become Skillful at Basketball Because Your Friends Encourage