Roles of biological factors-nature-environmental influences

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Prepare a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper in which you explain the interaction between hormones and behavior, and how these interactions affect the determination of gender identity.

Address the following in your paper:

Include the roles of biological factors—nature—and environmental influences—nurture—on sexual differentiation and gender identity.
Based on your evaluation, determine which has the greater influence on gender identity: nature or nurture.
Discuss the current arguments about sexual identity and how evidence from biopsychology may help resolve the argument.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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