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According to research conducted by Ridley (1999) , how could individuals like Adolf Hitler or Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev commit such acts according to the "nature versus nurture" debate?

A) These individuals were born (nature) to commit such horrendous acts. It was in their genetic makeup.
B) Their behaviors are the result of the interaction of nature and nurture.
C) These individuals' behaviors were attributed to "nurture" and the influences of their parents.
D) These individuals learned to commit these behaviors after staying in long periods of isolation, according to Ridley.

Nature Versus Nurture

The debate concerning the relative importance of an individual's innate qualities versus personal experiences in determining or causing differences in physical and behavioral traits.

Adolf Hitler

Leader of the Nazi Party, who rose to power as the chancellor and later Führer of Germany from 1933 to 1945, initiating World War II and enacting policies leading to the Holocaust.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

A Kyrgyzstani-American who was convicted for his involvement in the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013.

  • Discern between the impacts of innate characteristics and upbringing on the development of humans.
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