A little boy is running around a grocery store,screaming,yelling,and throwing cans.His parents cannot control him.A strict nurture-only theorist might say:
A) "His parents must have been really active when they were children."
B) "He cannot help that he was born wild."
C) "Even if he was born wild,his parents should be able to control him."
D) "Boys evolved to act this way when they are young."

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Nurture-only theorists believe that people's behavior is solely determined by their environment and upbringing, rather than genetics or evolution. Therefore, a nurture-only theorist would place the responsibility for the child's behavior solely on the parents, and say that they should be able to control him, regardless of any innate tendencies he may have. Options A and D introduce ideas of nature (genetics, evolution), whereas option B is overly dismissive of the child's behavior.

A Little Boy Is Running Around a Grocery Store,screaming,yelling,and Throwing