Which of the following are examples of nurture influences on development?

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Nurture influences are the environmental factors that shape development—things you experience and the context you grow up in. Diet affects physical growth and brain development, education builds cognitive skills and knowledge, and parenting style guides social and emotional growth. These examples show how environmental factors, rather than biology, shape how a person develops over time. The other options reflect traits determined primarily by genes—genetic mutations, inherited eye color, and blood type—so they are not nurture influences.